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Too dam costly
Oped, Postbag, Published on 02/10/2021
» Re: "Dams fail but still vital", (BP, Sept 26).
Sanakam dam anger grows
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 04/06/2020
» 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.
Bhumibol dam runs low
News, Post Reporters, Published on 05/11/2020
» Bhumibol dam, in the northern province of Tak, currently holds less than 20% of usable water despite wide areas in the Northeast being awash with floods.
Dam disaster hits Laos
News, Bangkok Post and AFP, Published on 25/07/2018
» Vientiane: Hundreds of people are missing and an unknown number believed dead after a partly constructed hydropower dam in southeast Laos collapsed, sending flash floods surging through six villages, Lao state media reported yesterday.
Slow down dam building
News, Editorial, Published on 26/07/2018
» With 46 hydropower plants currently, Laos plans to have a total of 100 dams by 2020 to serve the energy-starved Mekong region. That could help the one party-ruled country achieve its ambition of becoming "the battery of Southeast Asia". But the dam collapse in Attapeu in southeastern Laos on Monday shows how easily catastrophes can happen.
Central dam reaches limit
News, Post Reporters, Published on 05/08/2018
» Residents in low-lying areas in the central province of Phetchaburi were warned on Saturday to brace for flash floods with Kaeng Krachan dam expected to reach maximum capacity on Sunday.
Storms force dam discharge
News, Post Reporters, Published on 13/08/2018
» The Nam Un dam in Sakon Nakhon is now holding 102% of its safe maximum capacity, necessitating continued discharge of water downstream with the dam is expected to take more inflow later this week.
Storms force dam discharge
Gary Boyle, Published on 13/08/2018
» The Nam Un dam in Sakon Nakhon is now holding 102% of its safe maximum capacity, necessitating continued discharge of water downstream with the dam is expected to take more inflow later this week.
Laos dam review urged
News, Published on 01/05/2025
» The government has urged Laos to reconsider the location of the proposed Sanakham Dam, citing possible impacts on the local community, Digital Economy and Society (DES) Minister Prasert Jantararuangtong said yesterday.
Dam tests spark crisis
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 20/07/2019
» Thailand has asked the Lao government to suspend the test run of the Xayaburi dam, in order to curb the worsening drought that has hit provinces along the Mekong River.