The railway project, expected to be completed in 2021, has displaced more than 4,400 families from their land.
Category: Laos
Lao Villagers Reject Plans For China-Invested SEZ
Villagers in the scenic Vang Vieng region north of Vientiane are blocking attempts to survey their land for foreign-invested development, fearing they will be displaced from their homes by a new Chinese tourism project.
Southern Lao flood victims call for urgent provision of housing
According to initial plans, construction of temporary houses for victims of the flood caused by the collapse of a dam at the Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy hydropower plant was to be completed in last November but construction is still ongoing.
Can the Land of a Million Elephants Survive the Belt and Road?
Chinese-funded projects in Laos could hasten the eradication of the elephant population.
Laos plans 12 new hydropower projects this year
The dam projects are expected to generate about 1,950 megawatts of power, most of which will be exported to Thailand
Is Laos facing a dam disaster?
As a major investor and primary purchaser of Lao electricity, Thailand could see US$81 billion in profits by 2040.
Six years on, wife of disappeared Laos activist ‘can’t move on’
The disappearance of Sombath Somphone, an award-winning environmental campaigner, drew rare international attention to the poor rights record of Laos.