(July 4, 2003) Villagers living along the Se San River, a tributary of the Mekong, are waiting to see how Phnom Penh will respond to their protests against controversial hydroelectric dams on Vietnam’s section of the river, villagers and environmentalists say.

(July 1, 2003) To meet Vietnam’s surging demand for electricity service, EVN wants to build 22 additional large hydro dams in the next decade or so, six of which are slated for the Se San River. But are big hydro dams the best option?

(June 30, 2003) Lao Deputy Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith has expressed hope that Vietnamese businesses will
join with Laos in building the hydroelectric power project, Sekaman 3.

(June 13, 2003) Three independent rural electricity enterprises in the Banteay Meanchey provincial capital of Sisophon are smarting as they face imminent closure now that state-run Electricite du Cam-bodge is poised to take their place, a government official said Wednesday.

(June 12, 2003) Senior officials involved in the purchase of land for the Klong Dan wastewater treatment project site will be sued for Bt1.9 billion in damages caused, a senior policeman said yesterday.

(June 9, 2003) Seven years after operators of a large hydro dam in Vietnam unleashed the first of many damaging floods on downstream Cambodians, affected villagers are still waiting for government authorities to provide mitigation or compensation for damages.

(June 9, 2003) ADB largely to blame for encouraging investment in massive infrastructure projects without taking into account the impact on local communities, or consulting them. – Gráinne Ryder, Probe International

(June 7, 2003) Probe finds 1.9 billion baht embezzled on land slated for a 23-billion-baht wastewater treatment project in Klong Dan, Samut Prakan.