Colourful trinkets seem to be providing Mekong Media Forum participants little welcome breaks from the books and DVDs about the Mekong on display at the conference. On the first day of the Forum on Dec. 9, the MMF staff manning the bazaar booth reported brisk sales of the beaded bracelets, cloth business card holders and batik handkerchiefs, made by streetchildren in Chiang Mai, with prices ranging from 100 to 300 baht. Continue Reading