by Reinhard Hohler, Chiang Mai
According to media news from Ho Chi Minh City, Myanmar and three other Southeast Asian countries situated along the Mekong River reached an agreement last week to co-operate on boosting tourism in the region. To reach a target of 25 million international visitors from 2013 to 2015, the four countries are also considering implementing a single CLMV (Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Viet Nam) visa. The proposed visa could later include Thailand, which is currently working of issuing a shared tourist visa with Cambodia.