May bring greater transparency in land management, but it could also curb ownership by women, as well as the customary rights of rural and indigenous people.
Category: Laos
Water Experts Question World Bank’s Role in Laos Dam
World Bank’s promotion of a major dam in Laos has fueled the country’s development of shoddy hydropower projects with catastrophic consequences.
New questions asked about Laos dam toll, builder’s role
Civil society groups say govt toll of about 40 is not credible, that 800 or more people could have died in July.
Laos-China catalyse science, technology cooperation on one belt, one road
Science and technology representatives from Laos and Guangxi of China met in Vientiane to discuss the strengthening of cooperation networks aiming to develop the sector between both nations.
Lao Villagers Denied Payment for Land by Vietnamese Firm
Under a profit-sharing arrangement, villagers are being refused compensation by the foreign-owned firm, which says the land belongs to the state.
Multimillion-dollar assistance for dam collapse victims
Developers of the Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy Hydropower project have extended a multimillion dollar aid to the victims of the dam collapse for relief and recovery operations in Sanamxay.
China’s Belt and Road Hits Bumps in Laos
Despite the ambitions of these grand projects, very few have produced any significant achievements.
SK E&C’s attempts to cut costs led to design changes that resulted in collapse of dam in Laos
SK E&C attempted to earn excessive profits with changes to the format and design of a dam in Laos that eventually collapsed last July, an internal document confirmed on Oct. 14.
Chinese Tourism Benefits Few in Laos, Sources Say
A lot of Chinese are coming, but the problem is that most of them use their own services, and stay at hotels and use tours run by other Chinese. They even have their own tour guides.