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Thailand: Drought dries up hope
The Northeast of the country is currently the area most affected, but many other districts are going through similar water struggles.
Myitsone Dam protests will impact Myanmar economic development: expert
“Some organizations are incited by certain Western forces which are trying to damage China-Myanmar relations… not really concern for the environment.”
Outlook grim for victims of Laos dam collapse
A U.N. expert on human rights says hundreds of people displaced Lao dam collapse last year are facing bleak prospects for recovery.
Answers demanded on Mekong rapids
Agreements from last week’s 17th meeting of the Joint Committee on Coordination of Commercial Navigation on the Lancang-Mekong shows the project has not been shelved.
Laos has ‘mortgaged’ future at expense of people, U.N. expert says
Government policies have paved the way for investments in mining and agriculture but have placed greater pressure on land and impoverished communities.