Health experts say local communities near Laos’ first coal plant completed in 2015 are at risk of cancer, respiratory problems, and birth defects from pollution.
Category: Laos
China’s BRI strategy and Laos
Consistent engagement with China could potentially allow Beijing to have an easy hold over them and become a tool to push through their own strategic interests.
Analysts: Rising Debt Burden Could Make Laos More Reliant on China
What China gets from the bilateral relationship ranges from Vientiane resisting joint ASEAN action in the South China Sea, to a pending rail line that will link China to Laos and, eventually, its neighbors.
Sanakham prior consultation delayed by MRC
More. time needed for the Member Countries to discuss and agree on recommended measures to avoid, minimise and mitigate potential cross-border adverse impacts from the project.”
Thai NGOs Urge Government Not to Buy Power from Sanakham Dam in Laos
A dam planned for construction by Laos on the Mekong river will have negative impacts not only on Lao villages but also in nearby Thailand, a coalition of Thai environmental groups say.
An Uncertain Future for Laos
“… a communist regime ‘hell-bent on prioritizing major projects… whatever the social and ecological consequences locally and downstream.'”
Luang Prabang authorities conduct spraying to control locust outbreak
Authorities in Luang Prabang province began spraying insecticide to kill locusts after swarms of the insects devastated more than 30 hectares of crops in 11 villages.
Laos okays Singaporean-Lao feasibility study for 1,000 MW coal plant
The project is estimated to cost US$1.7 billion, mine the coal domestically, and expected to be commissioned by 2027, for export to neighbouring Thailand, Vietnam, and Cambodia.
Sanakam dam anger grows
A conservation group has called for the scrapping of the Sanakam dam which is being built in Laos on the Mekong River two kilometres from Nan province.
MRC urged to delay Lao dam project scrutiny to allow for more input
The study did not assess the reverse flow of Tonle Sap, where a change in natural water flow regime would impact the Tonle Sap, fish reproduction as well as food security of Cambodians.