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| Publication date 18 June 2004 | 07:00 ICT

Mekong budget

Thank you for your coverage of the farewell function for the Mekong River Commission

Secretariat in Phnom Penh last month. We would like to point out one small inaccuracy

in your story. The budget for the new Flood Mitigation and Management Program to

operate from Phnom Penh is $19.75 million over six years, not $19.5 million.

Virginia Addison - Communications Officer Mekong River Commission Secretariat

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