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The Thai government has approved a soft loan to Laos for a 33-kilometre road from the Phudu checkpoint in Uttaradit province to Paklai in the Lao province of Xayaburi. The project is being implemented to boost two-way trade, especially the import of commodities. The total cost of construction is estimated at 718 million baht. A […]
Continue ReadingLaos said yesterday it would not make a final decision on construction of the Xayaburi dam in the main stream body of the Mekong River before approval by the international community and countries in the Lower Mekong basin over environment concerns. Work on the site by the Thai construction company Ch Karnchang was just preparation, […]
Continue ReadingThe controversial Xayaburi hydro-electric dam project in northern Laos may have already begun, despite countries, including Cambodia, requesting further studies to assess possible negative effects on Lower Mekong communities. According to a statement released on its website late on Tuesday, Thai development firm Ch.Karnchang said it was due to begin building the dam on March […]
Continue ReadingPlans move ahead for Laos’s controversial hydropower project on the Mekong. In a controversial move, a Thai company has signed a nearly $2 billion dollar contract for the construction of a dam on the Mekong River in Laos even though governments in the region have not cleared the project. Ch. Karnchang informed the Thai stock […]
Continue ReadingPlans move ahead for Laos’s controversial hydropower project on the Mekong. In a controversial move, a Thai company has signed a nearly $2 billion dollar contract for the construction of a dam on the Mekong River in Laos even though governments in the region have not cleared the project. Ch. Karnchang informed the Thai stock […]
Continue ReadingUp to 100,000 firms may go under The increase in the minimum wage may force 100,000 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) out of business or force them to relocate their factories, according to industry representatives. The daily minimum wage in Bangkok and six other provinces rose to 300 baht Sunday; the rate will be applied […]
Continue ReadingUp to 100,000 firms may go under The increase in the minimum wage may force 100,000 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) out of business or force them to relocate their factories, according to industry representatives. The daily minimum wage in Bangkok and six other provinces rose to 300 baht Sunday; the rate will be applied […]
Continue ReadingShaky plans for a US $50 billion oil port and industrial complex on Burma’s southeast coast at Dawei (Tavoy) are looking even more uncertain after Thailand disclosed that it is re-appraising its strategic trade transport infrastructure to look at domestic ports. The change in focus was outlined by a senior government planner at an Association […]
Continue ReadingShaky plans for a US $50 billion oil port and industrial complex on Burma’s southeast coast at Dawei (Tavoy) are looking even more uncertain after Thailand disclosed that it is re-appraising its strategic trade transport infrastructure to look at domestic ports. The change in focus was outlined by a senior government planner at an Association […]
Continue ReadingDespite reservations from Mekong Basin countries, construction continues Over the opposition of environmental groups and the governments of other countries in the Mekong Basin, the Thai government is pushing ahead with the construction of the controversial Xayaburi Dam, environmentalists say. Although the Cambodian and Vietnamese governments have expressed concerns about the dam and work was […]
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