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Laos hydropower
May 31, 2022
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.
March 17, 2021
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."
March 04, 2021
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.
January 26, 2021
‘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.
January 14, 2021
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.
September 07, 2020
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.
March 04, 2020
Who Will Save Luang Prabang?
By Tom Fawthrop
The World Heritage site in Laos is endangered by mega-projects and Mekong dams.
June 15, 2018
Don’t Forget France in Laos
By Tae-jun Kang
The former colonial power continues to retain influence in the Southeast Asian state.
May 05, 2017
Can ASEAN Save the Mekong River?
By Luke Hunt
As discussions continue, the future of one of the world’s greatest rivers is as bleak as ever.
November 11, 2016
New Laos Dam Heightens Mekong Fears
By Luke Hunt
A third mainstream dam raises the threat posed to the river's future.
June 30, 2016
Cambodia and Laos: Toward A New Era?
By Luke Hunt
Recent signals suggest that there might be a new era of better ties between the two Southeast Asian states.
February 13, 2016
What a New Vietnam-Russia Deal Says About the Mekong’s Future
By Luke Hunt
A rather unusual business transaction shows how some Mekong countries are focusing on aquaculture with the river’s future in peril.
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