(November 20, 2002) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will promote optimal use of water resources in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) through a loan approved today for US$15 million equivalent for the management of the Nam Ngum River Basin.

(November 15, 2002) ADB-backed billion dollar wastewater treatment plant a "classic case of corruption" reports the Bangkok Post.

(November 13, 2002) Chinese actions that affect the flow of the Mekong have a bearing on countries further downstream. Clearly, nothing should be done without a careful study beforehand.

(November 10, 2002) A conference of labour activists from ASEAN countries yesterday agreed to push for disclosure of details of loans obtained from international financial institutions.

(November 4, 2002) The six countries that share the Mekong River have agreed to form a regional power distribution system, laying the foundation for an ambitious programme of hydro-power development in the ecologically sensitive region.

(November 1, 2002) Understanding Vietnam’s Power Sector and the Potential for Phasing Out Large Hydro, Oxfam Mekong Initiatives Partners Forum, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

(October 30, 2002) Managing a river- 6 countries to meet.

(October 16, 2002) For 7 years fishermen have noticed the Mekong’s unnatural flow, shortly after the first dam upstream in China started operations. In China’s Yunnan province, a cascade of eight dams has been planned since the 1980s.

(December 12, 2002) Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) is drafting a plan to build a 260-megawatt hydroelectricity plant on the Ba Ha River in the central province of Phu Yen.

(October 4, 2002) A Senate committee will investigate a list of alleged irregularities in connection with the construction of the Klong Dan waste-treatment plant after a former engineer on the project lodged a petition to Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.