(August 15, 2000) Demonstrators outside the Pakistani Embassy in Washington protest the Kalabagh Dam project.
‘Too little, too late’ from govt
(July 26, 2000) Thai Cabinet agrees with PI’s position that the World Bank-financed Pak Mun Dam, completed in 1994, should open its gates as a first step in restoring the river’s fisheries.
Support for dam protesters grows
(July 25, 2000) Opponents of the Pak Mun Dam pressure the Thai government to resolve environmental, social, and financial debates.
Dam decommissioning is the answer
(July 25, 2000) An American fish expert says the immediate decommissioning of the Pak Moon Dam will yield a number of benefits that will be enjoyed by a lot more people than just protesting villagers.
Demystifying the Pak Mool imbroglio
(July 3, 2000) “Fighting to let the river run free”, is a euphemism frequently used by those protesting against the Pak Mool Dam.
Mekong basin dams claim lives, cause poverty, Bank warned
(June 27, 2000) The Asian Development Bank is being urged to defer a decision on funding of a controversial 240 megawatt hydroelectric scheme on the Se San River in Vietnam until more detailed studies on likely impacts have been completed.
Letter to ADB from Probe International, Re: Klong Daan wastewater treatment project
(June 16, 2000) Probe International urges ADB to respond to concerns raised by Thai groups last month about ADB-financed projects and programs in Thailand.
Letter to ADB from Probe International,
(June 16, 2000) Probe International urges ADB to respond to concerns raised by Thai groups last month about ADB-financed projects and programs in Thailand.
Banyat rejects spillway suggestion, but agrees to set up a joint committee
(June 15, 2000) Interior Minister Banyat Bantadtan yesterday dismissed a proposal by the committee charged with resolving the Pak Moon dam crisis to open all the dam’s spillways until the end of August.
At long last, a way out of dam dispute
(June 14, 2000) The national committee set up by the government to resolve the protracted Pak Moon dam protest has come up with a proposal that it hopes will put an end to the months-long standoff.
Panel to push for opening of spillways: Deal proposed to end protracted protest
(June 14, 2000) The national committee charged with solving the Pak Moon dam crisis will meet Interior Minister Banyat Bantadtan today to discuss its plan to open the dam’s spillways for three months.
Letter to ADB President Tadao Chino from People’s Network of 38 Organisations
(June 13, 2000) We see the disasters caused by ADB funding and loan conditions that cause severe impacts on poor people, farmers, labourers, and the resources of the country.
Huge Viet dam devastates Se San valley and its people
(June 10, 2000) EARLIER this year the first reports began to emerge from Ratanakkiri that problems had developed with the Se San river, and that the source of these problems was upstream at Vietnam’s new Yali Falls dam.
Pak Mool cost more than it’s worth
(June 9, 2000) EARLIER this year, the World Commission on Dams (WCD) published its performance review of Thailand’s most controversial hydro scheme, the World Bank-financed Pak Mool dam, confirming what observers have long suspected: The project is an economic failure and a growing financial liability to Thailand’s electricity ratepayers.
Nujiang Prefecture to speed up small hydro development
(June 9, 2000) Officials in Nujiang prefecture have signed contracts for 59 small hydropower stations to be built on tributaries of the Nu (Salween) and Lancang (Mekong) rivers, Yunnan Daily reports.
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