Police detain six illegal loggers from Laos
Stung Treng provincial police have detained six illegal loggers from Laos who were caught crossing in the province.
Tag: Laos
Ken demonstration by Cambodia and Lao musicians @ CLA theatre on Sept 13
Dozens of Cambodian and Laos artists played the Ken, a musical instrument that’s made of bamboo.
Laos to reduce border tensions
Cambodia and Laos agreed to de-escalate tensions along the border in Stung Treng province.
MRC urged to settle dam issues
Twenty civil society organisations in Cambodia have called on the Mekong River Commission to delay a regional forum.
Mekong countries attend friendship border exchange program in Vietnam
GMS delegations participate in the third friendship border exchange program.
Laos dam collapse: Regional response
The dam collapse and floods in southern Laos in late July shows that disaster response in Southeast Asia comprises different types of cooperation.
Study to shed light on air transportation industry
Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and China are to improve air connectivity in the region.
Disaster-risk management in Laos
In July, Lao PDR experienced significant increases in water levels due to heavy rains from the southwest monsoon.
Laos suspends new dam projects
The Mekong River Commission have welcomed a decision by the Laos government to suspend approval of new dams.
New Thai IT firm says it has plans to enter Cambodian market
BBIX Thailand, a newly formed IT joint venture, plans to offer its services in Cambodia.
Laos to begin probe on dam collapse
The Lao government to investigate the cause of the collapse of the Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy hydropower project’s saddle dam.
Government donates flood aid to Laos
The government donates $100,000 in humanitarian aid to Laos as a relief package for victims affected by a collapsed dam.
The ugly side of Southeast Asia’s hydropower
For years, the Laotian government has been pushing to make the country a major provider of hydroelectric power. Critics say that dams are being built in disregard of potential environmental dangersز
Laos dam collapse: hundreds still unaccounted
Rescuers battle across a swathe of remote southern Laos to find survivors.
Laos dam collapse: rains hamper search for survivors
Rescuers battled fresh rains to reach scores of people still missing after a dam collapsed.
Rising floods prompt mobile polling stations
Stung Treng Authorities designate at least ten polling stations to higher grounds.
Thousands escape floods after dam collapses in Laos
Stung Treng provincial authorities evacuate 1,289 families, or roughly 5,000 people.
Laos dam collapse:19 dead, 49 missing, 2,851 rescued
Sanamxay Governor Bounhom Phommasane has said 19 people have been “found dead”.
Three communes are flooded in Stung Treng province
Authorities in Stung Treng province begins evacuating families living along Sekong river after the water level is increasing due to dam’s collapse in Laos.
Laos dam collapse: Several dead, hundreds missing
An under-construction hydropower dam collapsed in Sanamxay district of Laos.
