• OPINION

  Choking off the Mekong

  News, Editorial, Published on 11/11/2016

  » The Mekong, Asia's third-longest international river, is increasingly dammed, notably by China in its upper part and Laos in the lower stretches. Threats to the river's diverse ecology, especially its fish population, from existing and planned hydropower projects are imminent but inevitable.

• OPINION

  Don Sahong Dam casts wide shadow over Mekong

  News, Kate Ross, Published on 08/07/2016

  » 'If we cannot fish, what will we do?' asked one elderly woman, as she stood looking out over the Mekong River, in Siphandone, southern Laos. This is a question that is increasingly echoed by many whose lives have, for generations, centred around the river's abundance of fish, their migration routes and cycles; a way of life which may be on the brink of drastic change as a result of construction of the Don Sahong Dam.

• LIFE

  At the borders of ecological destruction

  Life, Published on 18/01/2016

  » A new year is often a time for joyful celebration. But Pianporn Deetes bid farewell to 2015 with a heavy heart.

• OPINION

  Laos ignores dam flak

  News, Editorial, Published on 04/11/2015

  » The Lao government is forging ahead with the construction of the massive Don Sahong dam, close to the tri-border area with Thailand and Cambodia, within the next few weeks. The dam is yet another large-scale project being undertaken by Vientiane to make Laos "the battery of Southeast Asia". Under the programme, Laos intends to become a serious electricity exporter to its neighbours. This may happen. But what is already certain to happen is that the projects will disrupt the Mekong River and affect the people of Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos and Thailand like never before.

• OPINION

  Region must act now to save the Mekong from dams

  News, Published on 28/01/2015

  » The rich Mekong River is home to vast natural resources and provides food to secure the livelihoods of millions of people. Since the beginning of time, it has served as our mother earth, interweaving and connecting intricate riparian cultures.

• OPINION

  Postbag: Aetas not only culprit

  News, Published on 06/12/2014

  » Your Dec 3 report on the Aetas building is well put and you make the important point that this should be a warning for future developers. However, you fail to make another point which is whether or not this should lead to action against other offending buildings. I can think of several within a short distance of where I stay in Sukhumvit Soi 39 including one that is currently under construction. The sois around here are certainly less than 10m wide in places and there are several huge condos and apartment buildings. There is a very valid reason for the 10m rule. Small streets cannot cater for the large volumes of traffic created by these big residences. As an urban planner it annoys me to see the apparent disregard for the normal rules of development control.

• OPINION

  Xayaburi dam risks killing the Mekong

  News, Published on 26/11/2014

  » The recent talkfest at the 25th Asean summit concluded with numerous lofty declarations. The Nay Pyi Taw Declaration on the Asean Community's Post-2015 Vision contains guidelines for the drafters of the 2016-2025 vision, one of which is to promote Asean as a "rules-based community bound by shared principles, values and norms".

• THAILAND

  Laos urged to halt Mekong dam work

  News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 18/09/2014

  » Cambodian fishing communities along the Mekong River on Wednesday called on the Lao government to halt the construction of dams on the international river so a wide-ranging ecological impact study can be carried out.

• WORLD

  Cambodians oppose Lao dam

  Published on 11/09/2014

  » PHNOM PENH - Cambodians staged a protest Thursday to share the concerns of more than a quarter of a million people who are calling on Laos to suspend construction of the Don Sahong hydropower project on the Mekong River.

• THAILAND

  Villagers call for say in Laos dam project

  News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 23/08/2014

  » Northern and northeastern villagers living along the Mekong River have called on the government to include them in the "prior consultation" process for the proposed Don Sahong dam in Laos.

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