Category Archives: The Mekong River

Thailand, Lao, Cambodia … all utterly corrupt

Environmental activist Chut Wutty shot dead by May Titthara – Thursday, 26 April 2012 Prominent environmental activist Chut Wutty was shot dead in Koh Kong province today near one of the areas he had fought tirelessly to protect from illegal … Continue reading

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Xayaburi is a Yet Another Thai Dam… built in Lao

18 September Ch Karnchang, backed by the Royal Thai Army and its pathetic Lao puppets, declares war on Cambodia and Vietnam The dam proposed for the Mekong at Xayaburi is a Thai dam which lies within the jurisdiction of a … Continue reading

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The Undead, nearly fifty years later.

9 December US welcomes delay on Laos dam> The United States welcomed on Thursday a delay by Southeast Asian nations on approving a controversial hydropower dam in Laos, voicing fear about the environmental effects for the Mekong River. Hypocrisy as … Continue reading

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“any one member can go ahead with a project if it wants”

The public be dammed An investigation by the Bangkok Post Sunday which visited the area surrounding the Xayaburi dam on the Lower Mekong River last week found major road works under construction and villagers preparing to be relocated. Several of … Continue reading

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A project of Thai capitalists and the corrupt ‘communist’ regime in the Plutocrats’ Democratic Republic of Lao

6 December Thailand’s Role in the Xayaburi Dam Thailand’s fingerprints are all over the dam Laos is intent on building the dam, the first of nine it envisions for the Mekong River. But Thailand is also a major accomplice in … Continue reading

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