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Xayaburi vote to test Mekong friendships

Analysis: Riparian nations are meeting in Siem Reap, with wider implications for Laos' relationship with downstream countries at stake as well as the future of a controversial dam project

Published: 7/12/2011 at 02:33 AM
Newspaper section: News

Laos' relations with Thailand and other downstream countries in the Mekong River will be tested when their ministers meet with the future of the Xayaburi dam project at stake.

Members of the Network of Thai People representing eight Mekong provinces rally in Nong Khai yesterday to protest against the proposed Xayaburi dam upstream in Laos.

Laos will attend the three-day Mekong River Commission (MRC) Council meeting starting today in Siem Reap with confidence that the landlocked country can convince other MRC members _ Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam _ to back the project after completion of the consultation process.

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: Writer: Saritdet Marukatat; Position: Opinion-Editorial Pages Editor

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democrazy
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Discussion 3 : 07/12/2011 at 04:56 PM3
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"Hanoi and Phnom Penh have cried foul about the project for fear of the impact downstream"
Did they also "cried foul" about the 8 (eight) dams China is building ?
And who says that China has the right to built 8 dams but Laos has not ?
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Discussion 2 : 07/12/2011 at 08:17 AM2
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The floods we just had were caused by irresponsibly run dams .Damming rivers affects fish stocks and the lively hood of people down stream .Just because a river runs through your country doesnt mean you own all the water .Stop playing with forces that affect other people .
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Discussion 1 : 07/12/2011 at 07:06 AM1
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It sounds like black-mail from the Lao government.
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