Tthe Shan State minister for electricity and industry, and other members of the Shan government visited Tar Lon villagers. But protesters prevented them from reaching the village, which will be flooded by the dam.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Despite Efforts to Stamp Out Corruption, Laos Remains Corrupt
“That’s why our government is getting poorer and poorer and our government workers getting wealthier and wealthier. That’s wrong; that’s illegal. Our country is going to go bankrupt soon,”
China seeks road, river route via Ayeyarwady for economic corridor
China is planning to build vital trade and logistics links with Myanmar along the Ayeyarwady River as part of the China-Myanmar Economic Corridor (CMEC) to bypass poor road infrastructure.
NASA space data can cut disaster response times, costs
The team used this tool to support disaster recovery after the 2018 failure of the Xepian-Xe Nam Noy hydropower dam in Laos.