(June 1, 2000) The Pak Mun Dam has emerged as a critical challenge to the assumed premium of dam development over preservation of an existing river ecology. It has been suggested that the Dam be decommissioned, that is, removed from active generating service, to allow the river to flow free.
Tensions ease as talks start after 14 months of protests
(May 28, 2000) No concrete agreement was reached but tension at the Pak Moon dam declined somewhat as talks between protesters and authorities took place for the first time in 14 months.
Thailand, Laos to step up war on drugs
(May 27, 2000) Thailand and Laos will set up a joint land and river patrol along their common borders to check the flow of drugs, which threatens both social well-being and security.
Electricity purchase agreement signed
(May 27, 2000) Thailand yesterday signed an agreement to buy electricity from Laos’ Nam Theun 2 dam in a move that will put five billion baht into the coffers of the cash-strapped country.
Flying in the face of the WTO
(May 26, 2000) Before anybody gloats too much about Canada’s recent "victory" over Brazil in the matter of aircraft subsidies, it might be wise to reflect that little has changed for the main victims of the Liberals’ reflexive urge to meddle in trade and industry — us.
Secret of EDC’s ‘success’: Taxpayers’ money
(May 25, 2000) Patricia Adams’ controversial National Post article examines the EDC.
Three Gorges dam is black hole of corruption, says Chinese journalist
(May 25, 2000) Racked by allegations of mismanagement and corruption, scandal surrounds China’s Three Gorges Dam project once again following two recent exposés involving senior officials and vast sums of missing project […]
Back to drawing board for massive dam plan
(May 24, 2000) The National Assembly, often criticised as a rubber-stamp parliament, has confounded its critics by putting the brakes on a massive hydro-electric power scheme previously touted as essential to northern Vietnam’s economic growth.
Letter of concern to Thai Prime Minister from International NGOs
(May 22, 2000) NGOs express concern about plans between the Royal Thai Government and Burma’s State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) to develop a dam project on the Salween River in Burma.
PEI environmentalists protest Canadian dam in Central American Rainforest
(May 22, 2000) A coalition of Islanders will take to the street today to show their concerns about plans by Fortis, Inc. (which owns Maritime Electric) to build a power dam in a sensitive natural area in Belize, Central America.
Mugabe and submerging African markets
(May 20, 2000) After a few years in which even such down-and-out economies as Mozambique rallied, Africa is again too risky for emerging market investors.
Hallmark dam completed on Yangtze River
Construction crews finished the main wall of the world’s largest hydroelectic dam on Saturday, Xinhua News Agency reported. After 13 years of construction, the structure of the 185-meter-high (607 feet), 2,309-meter-long (1.4-mile-long) dam across the Yangtze River was completed at around 2 pm on Saturday.
International NGO letter to Thailand’s Prime Minister, May 19, 2000
(May 19, 2000) We write to express our support for the members of the Assembly of the Poor who are currently occupying the crest of Pak Mun dam and the fish ladder. They are demanding that the Thai Government and the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand open the dam gates to allow the fish to migrate up the Mun from the Mekong to breed as they did in former times. We wholeheartedly support the villager s efforts to recover their lost livelihood and restore the ecology of the Mun River.
‘I think the EDC should be shut down’: Q&A
(May 19, 2000) Paul McKay discusses the EDC with Patricia Adams, Executive Director of Probe International.
Liberals plan watchdog for EDC
(May 19, 2000) The government is looking at establishing an ombudsman for the Export Development Corporation as part of an effort to improve the much-criticized Crown corporation’s "accountability, compliance and access to information."
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