(January 4, 2007) For the 11,000 villagers along the in northeastern Cambodia, life is about fish. They eat fish. They sell fish. But one day soon, if Vietnam completes six hydropower dams now planned or under construction along the river, there many not be enough fish. Perhaps they can eat rabbits instead.
Villagers, activists protest dams
(November 30, 2006) Thai villagers and anti-dam activists staged a protest in front of the World Bank offices in Bangkok yesterday, on the eve of an international conference on dam building in Southeast Asia.
Thai government urged to pull out of Salween dam projects
(November 24, 2006) Several Thai scholars and members of Thailand’s National Human Rights Commission appealed to the Thai government on Friday to abandon plans to build hydro-electric dams on the Salween and Mekong rivers.
Burma energy deals sought
(November 23, 2006) Energy Minister Piyasvasti Amranand is expected to discuss the possibility of additional investments by PTT Exploration and Production Plc (PTTEP) when he meets his Burmese counterpart today.
Unplugging Thailand, Myanmar energy deals
(November 13, 2006) Thai Energy Minister Piyasvasti Amranand says he intends to scrap the previous government’s controversial multi-billion dollar plans to ramp up imports of hydroelectric power and natural gas from neighboring military-run Myanmar, signaling a potentially significant shift in which direction the region’s energy flows and a possible new era of bilateral antagonism between the historical rivals.
Burma to lose out in Thai energy industry shake-up
(November 10, 2006) Thailand will not rely on Burma for gas supplies or electricity from controversial river hydro dam schemes for the country’s energy needs in the next decade, new Energy Minister Piyasvati Amranand said in Bangkok Friday.
Standards, what standards? A critique of the World Bank’s new model dam project in Lao PDR
(November 5, 2006) Full text of presentation at the Global Perspectives on Large Dams Conference: Evaluating the State of Large Dam Construction and Decommissioning Across the World. The speech was published in a report of the conference held November 3-5, 2006.
China’s river plan worries India
(October 23, 2006) A controversial Chinese plan currently on the boil in Beijing, that involves damming the Brahmaputra river and diverting 200 billion cubic metres of water annually to feed the ageing Yellow river, is giving sleepless nights to the Indian government.
Burma energy deals sought
(October 23, 2006) Energy Minister Piyasvasti Amranand is expected to discuss the possibility of additional investments by PTT Exploration and Production Plc (PTTEP) when he meets his Burmese counterpart today.
New energy minister thumbs down projects
(October 20, 2006) New Thai Energy Minister Piyasvasti Amranand has killed the grand plans of his predecessors, from vast tracts of oil palms to make biodiesel to building hydropower dams in military-ruled Myanmar.
Caught in the ebb
(October 19, 2006) Impoverished villagers along the vast Mekong are blaming China for threatening of the livelihoods of millions, writes Benjamin Robertson.
Thailand may delay controversial dam project in Burma
(October 18, 2006) Piyasvasti Amranand, Thailand’s energy minister, is considering a move to refocus the country’s hydropower projects from Burma to Laos, according to a source close to the minister.
Myanmar foreign investment in 2005-06 registers highest in 18 years
(October 15, 2006) Myanmar absorbed a contracted foreign investment of 6.065 billion U.S. dollars in the fiscal year of 2005-06, registering the highest annual foreign investment the country has drawn since 1988, according to the latest figures released by the Central Statistical Organization (CSO).
Burma to lose out in Thai energy industry shake-up
(October 9, 2006) Thailand will not rely on Burma for gas supplies or electricity from controversial river hydro dam schemes for the country’s energy needs in the next decade, new Energy Minister Piyasvati Amranand said in Bangkok Friday.
Vietnam hydro dams threaten Cambodian food security
A new study predicts hydro dams on the upper Srepok River in Vietnam will reduce fish stocks and make riverside agriculture impossible, with major negative impact on people’s diets and livelihoods.
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