(April 18, 2004) Fears of devastating damage to the fragile ecosystem of the Mekong River are spurring the Senate foreign affairs committee to send a letter to the Chinese government, calling for a halt to all further damming of the upper Mekong.

(April 9, 2004) China’s premier reportedly has ordered the government to reconsider controversial plans for a dam on a river shared with Thailand and Myanmar, but the official in charge of the project said he knew of no decision to cancel it.

(April 2, 2004) Chinese hydro-electric dams threaten livelihood of 65 million who rely on river: Water levels dropping.

(April 1, 2004) A Probe International-commissioned review of the Asian Development Bank’s 2002 Master Plan on Power Interconnection in the Greater Mekong Subregion.

(April 1, 2004) Constrained negotiation opportunities have led to a crisis of governance of Se San River Basin resources. This article on river basin management and conflict management identifies tentative openings for a more inclusive management approach.

(April 1, 2004) An insatiable demand for power is being blamed for threatening the livelihoods of 20 million people by ruining fish stocks.

(March 31, 2004) Cambodian fisheries officials estimate this year’s fish catch could be 20 percent lower than last year amid reports of low rainfall contributing to a 10-year low in Mekong River water levels.

(March 25, 2004) One of the world’s greatest rivers has been reduced to a trickle in places by a series of giant Chinese dams and engineering works which are threatening the livelihoods of up to 100 million people in south-east Asia.

(March 25, 2004) Giant Chinese dams on the headwaters of the mighty Mekong River in southeast Asia are being blamed for sudden bizarre fluctuations in the flow of the river in recent weeks.

(March 16, 2004) Plans to build a large hydropower plant in northeast Cambodia have alarmed communities already hard hit by Vietnam’s dam building on the Se San River.

(March 12, 2004) The Electricity of Vietnam Corporation (EVN) has failed to alleviate damages caused by Yali Falls dam. If anything, the situation has gone from bad to worse

(March 11, 2004) Millions of residents in the Lower Mekong riparian countries will face serious food security and water conflicts soon due to environmental degradation as well as increasing population pressures in the region, scientists warn.

(March 10, 2004) The Land Department has revoked title deeds for more than 1,300 rai of land designated for the Klong Dan wastewater treatment project, Praphat Panyachartrak the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment said yesterday.