Proposed hydropower plant in Laos to affect lower Mekong River in Vietnam
Laos is making hectic preparations for the building of one more hydropower dam – Pak Beng – on the Mekong river section which runs through Oudomxay province, despite strong warnings about the influence on the lower course, especially in Vietnam’s Mekong River Delta. The Mekong ...
Open Development Laos publishes new topic page on COVID-19 and Gender Equality
Open Development Laos (ODL) recently published a new topic page on “COVID-19 and Gender Equality” in English. Like other countries, Laos has been impacted by the economic downturn triggered by the pandemic. The preventative measures for COVID-19 have had knock-on effects on Laotians, but more intensified ...
Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam cite concerns over Pak Lay dam project in Laos
While Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam have accepted a prior agreement on the proposed 770 megawatt hydropower project in Laos’ Xayaboury Province, they have jointly released the statement calling on the Lao government to make every effort to address and mitigate potential adverse cross-border impacts of ...
Mega First unit secures RM634m loan for Laos hydro power project
Mega First Corporation Bhd has secured loan facilities totalling US$150mil or RM634.87mil to part finance the building of its Don Sahong hydropower project in Laos.It said on Tuesday its unit Mega First Investments (L) Ltd had entered into facility agreements with various financial institutions for club ...
Joseph Chin
In Laos, a World Bank 'model' dam and the myth of sustainable hydropower
It wasn’t a flood. It was a tsunami, Premrudee Daorung said of the wall of water that tore through the forests of Laos’ Attapeu province, snapping timber like matchsticks and flattening entire villages. Keep reading ...
Improving Tenure Security for Smallholder Farmers in Select Areas of Lao PDR [Video]
Global Land Tool Network Initiative introduced the `SALaR project` the Secure Access to Land and Resources funded by the Germany’s Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development with a purpose to uplift rural smallholder farmers by improving land and natural resource conservation through collective land ...
Global Land Tool Network
Lao villagers worry that compensation for Pak Beng Dam will be too low
Local authorities in Laos last week met with villagers who will be affected by the Pak Beng Dam project to discuss compensation, but the villagers worry that the government’s offer will be too low, sources in the country. The dam, located in northwestern Laos’ Bokeo ...
RFA Lao
Lao Women Join International Peers At 2018 Global Summit Of Women In Sydney
(KPL) As part of its commitment to promoting women’s leadership in Laos, the Australian government has supported 10 high-achieving women from Laos to participate in the 2018 Global Summit of Women in Sydney, Australia, which brought together 1,000 women leaders from around the world between ...
KPL
Rights Group Demands Transparency in Case Against 10 Lao Villagers Jailed Over Land Dispute
A civil society organization (CSO) in Laos has called on the government to proceed with its case against ten villagers jailed for more than a year over a land dispute in a transparent manner and demanded an update on their health conditions in prison.In July ...
Ounkeo Souksavanh
Dashboard: Essential information on COVID-19 in Laos
This dashboard is a summary of an essential information relating to The COVID-19 pandemic in Laos including hotline services, the contacts of mental health support, public measurements, educational virtualization, regular updated on case numbers and their information and so on view full dashboard >>> ...
Counting the Costs: Disaster Needs in Laos Accumulate as Gov, UN, EU, WB Calculate Impacts
The tragic loss of life and heavy impacts on livelihoods amid disaster triggered by pounding rains and rushing waters means there is no doubt 2018 has proved a challenging and heartbreaking one for too many people in Laos.More ...
The Laotian Times
Open Development Laos publishes a new topic on SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
Open Development Laos (ODL) publishes a new topic page on Sustainable Development Goal#3 -Good Health and Well-being, available in Lao and English. The topic explores the localization of SDG 3 into the national plan and implementation. Also progress and challenges faced in the implementation process ...