(February 7, 2003) Thai officials have expressed concerns over a project to improve the Mekong’s shipping capacity. They say that alterations to the river’s natural geography may damage the Mekong ecosystem.
Bribery row mars Amec’s ballot win
(February 6, 2003) A row over bribery allegations yesterday took the shine off shareholder approval for the Amec board to proceed with its full takeover of French construction company SPIE.
The rat that roared
(February 6, 2003) The future government in Baghdad may very well not consider itself responsible for paying Saddam’s debts. Does this alone condition the Chirac response to a fin de regime in Iraq?
Forgive us this day our odious debts
(February 1, 2003) For if the terms of the London Agreement, which dealt with the debts of the then West Germany, had been applied to today’s indebted countries, we could have avoided the deaths, sufferings and humiliations of hundreds of millions of people.
How EDC can beat critics
(February 1, 2003) Is EDC making the world a worse place? There’s no way for ordinary Canadians to make an informed judgment because the Crown corporation simply doesn’t reveal enough information.
Top scientists call for Three Gorges monitoring stations
Three of China’s top water engineers have called for monitoring stations to be set up below the Three Gorges dam to study the changes in the Yangtze River that will begin occurring after the reservoir is filled in June, an official newspaper reports.
Klong Dan probe
(January 30, 2003) PM says Sirithan removed to clear way for Klong Dan probe.
Klong Dan scandal
(January 29, 2003) Department chief transferred over contract.
Environment agency head transferred
(January 29, 2003) Panel finds Sirithan acted improperly.
Are large hydro dams competitive?
(January 28, 2003) Workshop on the Changing Face of Electricity Markets in the Mekong River Basin hosted by WWF Indochina and the Mekong River Commission Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Families Wait For Bank’s Political Risk Assessment
(January 28, 2003) The movement of people at the Nam Theun 2 hydroelectric project sites to the new resettlements set by the government and project authorities is said to be happening
smoothly.
Judge dismisses slave reparations case
(January 28, 2003) A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by descendants of slaves against corporations they say profited from slavery, saying the plaintiffs had established no clear link to the companies they targeted.
Families Wait For Bank’s Political Risk Assessment
(January 28, 2003) The movement of people at the Nam Theun 2 hydroelectric project sites to the new resettlements set by the government and project authorities is said to be happening smoothly.
Mekong yielding diminishing returns
(January 26, 2003) Villagers and environmentalists along the lower Mekong say the fish stocks have decreased dramatically in the past years. Despite the potentially devastating consequences, no-one else seems much concerned.
France: Iraq has WMD
(January 26, 2003) The French seem perfectly satisfied that the money they pay Saddam for oil goes toward WMD programs and supporting the military. Iraq owes France over $8 Billion in oil IOU’s and France has huge oil development contracts with Saddam.
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