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Govt urged to delay dam consultation
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 20/12/2024
» Activists are calling on the government to delay the public hearing process on the controversial Sanakham hydropower project in Laos, citing a lack of sufficient information from the project's developer.
Northeastern folk voice fears over new Mekong dam
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 26/02/2020
» LOEI: Unseasonal drought, floods and the negative impact of hydropower projects on the Mekong River's ecology were major concerns raised by residents of northeastern provinces at a public hearing on the Luang Prabang Dam on Tuesday.
Group snubs hearing for dam in Laos
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 14/12/2018
» A public hearing for the Laos-based Pak Lay hydropower project scheduled for Friday is nothing but an attempt to "rubber stamp the dam to justify its construction," the Network of Thai People in Eight Mekong Provinces said Thursday, vowing to boycott the event.
Supreme showdown
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 06/03/2016
» As two feuding camps clash over the nomination of the new supreme patriarch, the government has been caught in the crossfire.
Disquieting times for Malaysia's 'fish listener'
AFP, Published on 19/08/2014
» One hand clinging to his boat's gunwale, Harun Muhammad submerges himself, eyes and ears wide open underwater as he "listens" for fish sounds emanating from the blue depths.