8 December 2011
9 Chinese cargo ships will be on their way from Guan Lei port in Yunnan tomorrow, stop over for the night between Burmese and Laotain part of the Mekong and arrive in Thailand’s Chiang Sean, 264 km downstream, on Sunday, 11 December. China imposed a ban to Chinese ships plying the river since 14 October, 9 days after 13 Chinese crewmen were brutally killed near the Golden Triangle. (ASTV Manager Online)