CHIANG KHONG, Thailand – Dismissing its neighbors' pleas, impoverished Laos is rapidly building a Mekong River dam that threatens fisheries crucial to millions of Southeast Asia's poorest people. The ...
The Mekong River is a regional life source. There's only one country to blame for its crisis, critics say . CHIANG KHONG, Thailand — For Pianporn Deetes, the Mekong is more than a river. “This is not ...
LUANG PRABANG, LaosLUANG PRABANG, Laos — Landlocked Laos doesn’t have the famous beaches of its neighbors to attract tourists, but instead relies on the pristine beauty of its mountains and rivers and ...
The Mekong River in Nong Khai Province of Thailand has fallen to 1.37 meters, far below the 9.16-meter critical level, ...
As conflict disrupts key border routes, the China-backed Kenglat post on the Mekong has gained new prominence as one of the junta’s few functioning trade gateways.
International concerns about Lao’s plans to massively dam the Mekong River and its tributaries have again been brushed aside by the authorities in Vientiane who have announced new contracts worth ...
CHIANG KHONG, Thailand (AP) — Dismissing its neighbors’ pleas, impoverished Laos is rapidly building a Mekong River dam that threatens fisheries crucial to millions of Southeast Asia’s poorest people.