(January 22, 2001) Official sources said yesterday that Cha Keming, a former deputy minister of power and vice-general manager of the State Power Corporation, had been formally arrested for taking bribes during power project tenders.
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Pipe dreams
(January 20, 2001) It was a rare display of togetherness by the tetchy tigers of South- East Asia. On January 15th, the leaders of Indonesia and Singapore threw open the valves on a crucial new pipeline between their countries.
Officials admit a third unhappy with dam move, reports South China Morning Post
(January 18, 2001) The Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post reports that about one-third of the people forced from their homes by the Three Gorges Dam project have said they are not satisfied with the locations chosen by the authorities.
Senators say project is destructive
(January 18, 2001) Senators yesterday denounced the Klong Dan waste water treatment project in Samut Prakan, saying it would destroy the livelihood of a self-sufficient community.
ADB feels pressure over sewage-plant loan
(January 18, 2001) Pressure has grown for the Asian Development Bank to review its Bt4-billion loan to the controversial Klong Dan wastewater treatment plant with more than half of the Senate backing the move because of serious concerns over its environmental impact.
‘Cancer village’ highlights China’s water woes
(January 17, 2001) Wei Dongying dumped 30 plastic bottles from an oversized plastic bag onto her living room floor. "Look at all the different colors: red, black, yellow, brown," said Wei as she picked up the bottles containing samples of water taken from the canals and viaducts surrounding Wuli, a village of 1,500 people in eastern China.
Director of Yunnan Environmental Protection Bureau visits Nu River dam site
(January 16, 2001) On 10 March, the Director of Yunnan Environmental Protection Bureau, Wang Jian-hua, led a 7-people delegate from the Bureau office, Planning and Finance Office, Pollution Control Office and the Institute of Environmental Science, to conduct a site visit in Baoshan Prefecture.
Yellow River’s thirst for water brings shortages into light
(January 16, 2001) Although he lives beside the Yellow River, China’s second longest and popularly known as China’s Mother river, Du Ping is very concerned about water supply, which was the cause in a drop of his income last year. The farmer in Chongxing Town, northwestern China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, used to plant rice on his third of a hectare farm, but switched to maize last year as it requires less water.
Three Gorges dam protesters beaten, town held under guard
(January 15, 2001) A central China settlement was put under official guard for months after villagers protested the destruction of their homes, as part of a local government plan to rebuild the area to accommodate Three Gorges dam migrants.
A leader of Embera Katio assassinated
(January 15, 2001) Amazon Alliance reports that Armando Achito Lubiaza, a leader of the Embera Katío people of Colombia, was assassinated on December 25, 2000. Armando Achito was serving on an international commission looking into human rights violations associated with the Urrá Dam.
Letter from EDC President and CEO, responds to WCD questions
(January 11, 2001) EDC’s Ian Gillespie responds to Patricia Adams’ letter regarding EDC’s accountability and its adherence to the findings in the World Commission on Dams report.
Sold down the river: tribe’s home to be a valley of the dammed
(January 7, 2001) Even in the dry season, and even in this time of war and uncertainty, the Salween River is a majestic waterway. … But now ominous signs have appeared, signs that promise disaster for the people of the Salween and their god.
China’s giant dam faces huge problems
(January 7, 2001) When China started building the giant Three Gorges Dam here in 1993, its leadership sought to use the undertaking — the country’s most ambitious engineering project since the Great Wall — to highlight the superiority of its socialist system. But now, halfway into the construction, some Chinese officials, engineers and activists say the project has instead become a testimony to malfeasance, incompetence and systemic weakness.
Debt relief needs an epiphany
(January 5, 2001) Forgiving the poorest countries’ loans is only a start, say Sara Stratton and church groups campaigning for reform.
Asian Development Bank responds to Theun-Hinboun report
(January 1, 2001) Letter from the ADB responding to concerns expressed in Bruce Shoemaker’s December 2000 Theun-Hinboun Report.
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