Construction of an underwater museum at Baiheliang, also called White Crane Ridge, on the Yangtze River will be finished early next year, Xinhua news agency reported today. The museum houses the world’s oldest hydrologic inscriptions, detailing the Yangtze River’s historic water levels in the reservoir of the Three Gorges Project.
World Bank schemes cost 2.6m their homes
(September 25, 2000) More than 2.6m people around the world were being resettled against their will by World Bank projects under way last year, according to bank documents.
Report biased, says Egat
(September 21, 2000) The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand has rejected outright an international report which concludes the Pak Moon dam is not economically justifiable.
Colombian Paramilitaries Suspected of Murders of Four Indigenous Leaders and 21 Abductions
(September 21, 2000) IRN Calls for Halt to US Military Aid to Colombia
Ministry of Water Resources accused of embezzling US$50-million
(September 20, 2000) Central China Television, China’s official state television network, reports that the Ministry of Water Resources has spent up to US$50-million (400 million RMB) of government money earmarked for water conservancy construction programs on luxury cars, stock investments, and commercial office towers (which the Ministry intended to collect rent on).
Pak Moon dam a failure in every respect, says report; costly project left nothing but damage
(September 20, 2000) World Commission on Dams report says the project did not comply with the existing World Bank guidelines that required a new environmental impact assessment and appropriate impact mitigation prior to the implementation of the redesigned project.
China Tops World in Number of Large Dams
China has topped the world in the number of large dams, a senior government official announced Tuesday.
Three Gorges dam environmentally friendly, officials say
(September 19, 2000) China Daily reported that Chinese officials have promised the Three Gorges dam project will be environmentally friendly and will not destroy ecological systems in the Yangtze river area.
Temporary cofferdam at Three Gorges Project to be demolished
The temporary cofferdam at the Three Gorges project site, no longer needed as work on the dam structure wraps up, is to be demolished with explosives on June 6, Xinhua reports.
Embera Katio disappeared by paramilitary
(September 19, 2000) Canadian churches hold Colombian government responsible for Embera Katio disappeared by paramilitary and call for prompt intervention to save their lives.
Ice-capped roof of world turns to desert
(September 18, 2000) Global warming is rapidly melting the ice-bound roof of the world, and turning it into desert, leading scientists have revealed.
Three Gorges officials arrested for smuggling construction equipment
(September 15, 2000) Guangzhou Daily reports that two officials working for China’s Gezhouba Corporation, the largest contractor for the Three Gorges dam, have been arrested for smuggling imported construction equipment worth more than US$3-million.
Dissident at large
(September 15, 2000) Excerpt from a profile of Dai Qing: … Having been through so much already, where does Dai Qing find the strength to carry on? Dai credits her family and friends at home and abroad, especially her supporters at Toronto-based Probe International, who have had a profound influence on her life, she says.
Wahid calls for arrest of Suharto’s son over bomb blasts
(September 15, 2000) Indonesian president, said on Friday that the youngest son of former president Suharto, Hutomo Mandala Putra, would be arrested in connection with a car bomb blast at the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) on Wednesday.
Statement on the Braziliam Referendum on debt
(September 14, 2000) Brazil Network on Multilateral Financial Institutions in the National Coordination of the Brazil Jubilee 2000 Campaign for a Debt-Free Milleniu.
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