(June 14, 2002) Corrupt African leaders have stolen at least $140bn (£95bn) from their people in the decades since independence, says the Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo.
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Crown’s Heads of Arguments – Crown v. Acres
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Big rally against Mekong River plan
(June 13, 2002) More than 12,000 people yesterday voiced their opposition to a controversial inter – government plan to blow up rapids and small isles in the Mekong River.
Transparent Corruption
(June 13, 2002) All over the world, countries that should be rich remain poor. Though blessed with valuable minerals such as oil, diamonds and gold, the ordinary people are mired in poverty while corrupt officials prosper.
Egat to open gates for spawning
(June 12, 2002) The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand has agreed that the Pak Moon dam sluice gates should be opened during fish spawning season every year.
Landslide threatens Chongqing apartment building
(June 12, 2002) A big landslide that fell into downtown Chongqing last week is still hanging on the hillside just a few metres above a 10-storey apartment building, which is liable to be engulfed at any moment, China News Service (Zhongguo xinwen she) reports.
Second-largest hydropower project to start construction
Work is scheduled to begin on the Xiluodu dam in late December, the vice-governor of Sichuan province has announced.
Belizean hydro dam project and the Canadian International Development Agency
(June 11, 2002) In this petition, which is a follow-up to petition No. 41A, Probe International sought further information about the Canadian International Development Agency’s (CIDA) involvement in a proposed hydro dam project in Belize, Central America. The organization also sought clarification on CIDA’s policies related to environmental assessments for foreign projects, particularly hydro dams. The organization submitted 12 detailed questions.
Internal World Bank Report reveals major problems with Uganda dam
(June 10, 2002) The planned Bujagali Dam in Uganda violates five key World Bank policies. This is the conclusion of a confidential new report by the Inspection Panel, the World Bank’s investigative body.
Environmentalists divided over future of environmental protection in China
(June 8, 2002) A lot of China’s celebrated economic growth is made at the cost of human health,’ says Wen Bo, Beijing representative of Pacific Environment.
Belize dam fight heats up as court prepares to rule
(June 7, 2002) This week, a Supreme Court justice in Belize will begin hearings on two lawsuits that will test the country’s environmental laws for the first time.
Water board boss jailed for taking bribes
(June 6, 2002) The former chief executive of a water board has been jailed for 18 years for corruption, making him the first official in the southern African country to be punished for taking bribes from multinational companies.
Lesotho takes on corruption analysis
(June 6, 2002) The thing about corruption that really sticks in one’s throat is the arrogant self-righteousness of those, convicted of corrupt activity, who unashamedly deny they have engaged in criminal conduct.
Acres expects acquittal in bribery trial
(June 6, 2002) Acres International Ltd., one of Canada’s best-known engineering firms, says it believes it will be acquitted of bribery in the African kingdom of Lesotho even though the official it is accused of bribing was convicted.
SDRM or FTAP: Comment on Ms. Krueger’s first comprehensive proposal for a new debt restructuring mechanism
(June 5, 2002) This brief commentary on the IMF proposal for Sovereign Debt Restructuring Mechanism (SDRM) builds on our earlier reaction to the various speeches Ms. Krueger has delivered on the subject and follows broadly their structure.
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