(September 4, 2002) Amid growing tensions with Taiwan, China has revealed that it has built a missile defence shield to protect the Three Gorges dam from the threat of military attack.
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The mouth of the moon
(September 4, 2002) The Pak Mun dam has disrupted the lives of more than 25,000 villagers in Thailand. NGOs and local communities have campaigned to close the dam’s gates permanently. So far, their ongoing protests have achieved partial success.
Pay role
(September 2, 2005) "It would be appropriate for banks and Arab debtors to write off large parts of the odious loans they made to Saddam, and for Kuwait to forgive the war compensation it is due. A clean slate, not new money, is what Iraq’s economy needs most."
World Bank to examine Pehuenche criticisms
(September 2, 2002) Envoys to investigate Ralco dam project. EDC provided Quebec’s ABB Alstom with US$17-million in financing for generating equipment.
Der deutsche Exportweltmeister als Todeshändler
(September 1, 2002) Hans Branscheidt analyzes the role of German companies which exported weapons and other materials for military purposes to Iraq.
China’s murky waters
(August 31, 2002) An alert about industrial pollution threatening the Chinese city of Harbin has cast the spotlight on the huge challenge China faces improving its water system.
Officials warned to be conscious of corruption
(August 31, 2002) Corruption arising in Lao society has been called a major obstacle for development and likened to termites eating away at the nation.
River contamination from chemical factory explosion reaches major Chinese city
(August 30, 2002) ‘China’s central government … worked to explain why officials waited 10 days before informing people in Harbin that the blast several kilometers up the Songhua River had dumped dangerous amounts of poisonous, cancer-causing benzene into the waterway.’
Part 4: Reform in the forests
(August 30, 2002) The final article in Asia Times Online’s xclusive series on the Mekong examines how logging in the ancient rain forests has affected the mighty river, and the people who depend on it.
Romanians want western help for second CANDU
(August 30, 2002) Export Development Canada (EDC) is negotiating with France’s Société Générale, a private bank, over support for the Cernavoda 2 nuclear plant in Romania.
Tens of thousands may lose livelihoods due to Nam Theun 2
(August 30, 2002) “Despite millions spent on a decade of planning the Nam Theun 2 dam, the [World] Bank has grossly underestimated the number of people whose livelihoods are at risk for this project.” – says Gráinne Ryder, Probe International.
Dying to breathe
(August 29, 2002) As pollution worsens in China, Beijing is under pressure to develop sources of renewable energy. Unfortunately, it includes large-scale hydropower in that category despite the environmental damage caused by big dams.
Mohammed Abacha to remain in jail
(August 29, 2002) Hopes of an early release for Mohammed Abacha, who was set free last week by the Supreme Court were dashed this morning when an Abuja High Court failed to sit and entertain his application for bail.
Forensic expert reveals
(August 28, 2002) It has now been established that the bulk of corrupt practices in the country takes place mainly at the procurement and tendering boards level.
Ex-chief justice appears before corruption probe team
(August 7, 2002) Former chief justice Matthew Ngulube yesterday appeared before the task force probing corruption under the Chiluba regime.
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