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Could an Australian Solar Farm Challenge Lao Energy Ambitions?

Could an Australian Solar Farm Challenge Lao Energy Ambitions?

By Luke Hunt
With ambitious plans to export Australian solar power to Singapore, Sun Cable could reshape ASEAN’s future power demands.

Laos Takes Another Step Forward on Controversial Mekong Dam

Laos Takes Another Step Forward on Controversial Mekong Dam

By Sebastian Strangio
The China-backed Pak Lay hydropower project is just one of nine dams that the Lao government has planned for the Mekong River.
The Last Days of Beautiful Luang Prabang  

The Last Days of Beautiful Luang Prabang  

By Tom Fawthrop
UNESCO experts insist that a huge dam would destroy the “authenticity and integrity” of the World Heritage Site in Laos.

Screaming for Mercy, All Along the Mekong

Screaming for Mercy, All Along the Mekong

By Luke Hunt
A conversation with the veteran British journalist and filmmaker Tom Fawthrop.

What’s Causing the Currency Crisis in Laos?

What’s Causing the Currency Crisis in Laos?

By James Guild
Mounting foreign liabilities and thin foreign exchange reserves have left the nation of 7 million acutely vulnerable to global financial shocks.

Laos Grants 25-Year Power Grid Concession to Chinese-Majority Firm

Laos Grants 25-Year Power Grid Concession to Chinese-Majority Firm

By Sebastian Strangio
The deal will deepen China's involvement in the Lao government's goal of transforming itself into the "battery of Southeast Asia."

UNESCO Calls for Heritage Assessment for Lao Hydropower Dam

UNESCO Calls for Heritage Assessment for Lao Hydropower Dam

By Sebastian Strangio
The U.N.'s cultural agency fears that the project might endanger the World Heritage-listed town of Luang Prabang.
‘Not Sufficient’: Thailand Rejects Report on Lao Hydropower Dam

‘Not Sufficient’: Thailand Rejects Report on Lao Hydropower Dam

By Sebastian Strangio
The Sanakham dam is one of seven mega-dams that the landlocked country is planning, in defiance of environmental and economic sense.

In the Face of Criticism, Laos Pushes Ahead With Four Mekong Dams

In the Face of Criticism, Laos Pushes Ahead With Four Mekong Dams

By Luke Hunt
But costs and competition could leave the putative "battery of Southeast Asia" running on empty.

Laos Stumbles Under Rising Chinese Debt Burden

Laos Stumbles Under Rising Chinese Debt Burden

By Sebastian Strangio
Its economy battered by COVID-19, the nation's sovereign reserves have fallen to less than $1 billion, putting it on the brink of default.

Who Will Save Luang Prabang?

Who Will Save Luang Prabang?

By Tom Fawthrop
The World Heritage site in Laos is endangered by mega-projects and Mekong dams.
Don’t Forget France in Laos

Don’t Forget France in Laos

By Tae-jun Kang
The former colonial power continues to retain influence in the Southeast Asian state.

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