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Fight to save Mekong rapids
The Nation, Published on Jan 21, 2004 Villagers in Chiang Khong yesterday called on authorities to scrap the planned blasting of Mekong River rapids over fears it will harm both the river's…
Preliminary Impact Assessment on Navigation Channel Improvement Project of the Lancang-Mekong (draft) by SEARIN
Environmental Impacts1.Environmental Impacts 1) Impacts from rapids blasting and river dredging · Impacts on Ecosystem and fishes in Mekong Mekong, between Thai-Lao border from Chiang San-Th…
MEKONG NAVIGATION
Cabinet likely to freeze plan to blast Khon Phi Luang rapids Boundary, ecological problems feared Kultida Samabuddhi, Bangkok Post, Apr 08, 2003 Cabinet is likely to suspend a plan to blast…
Blasting put on hold as threat to river border
A Cabinet screening committee has resolved to postpone the proposed blasting of the Mekong River to prevent a possible demarcation dispute with Laos, a source said yesterday. The panel, chai…
China vows to limit blasting of rapids Beijing agrees not to go beyond 1st phase of project
China has agreed to scale back the blasting of rapids under the Mekong River navigation project following concerns expressed by downstream countries about the adverse effects on the river's…
China urged to drop plan for blasting river rapids
Villagers protested in front of the Chinese embassy yesterday urging Beijing to drop a plan to clear reefs in the Mekong river. Villagers in Chiang Rai, affected by the Mekong Navigation Cha…
Senator blasts navigation plan Kraisak sees threat to Thai sovereignty
Blasting rapids and shoals in the Mekong river to widen the navigation channel threatens national sovereignty, Kraisak Choonhavan, chairman of the senate foreign affairs committee warned yes…
Concern grows over Mekong river project Reef blasting may upset eco-system
Cambodian and Lao officials yesterday expressed serious concern about the possible negative impacts from the Mekong River navigation improvement project being spearheaded by China. They dema…
ANALYSIS / NAVIGATING THE MEKONG River project meanders along
China wants to see large vessels plying the Mekong as far as Luang Prabang in Laos as soon as possible, but hazards need to be removed and this is causing concern in each of the countries al…
MEKONG RIVER: Border issue with Laos needs to be settled firs
Thailand will not clear rapids and shoals in its navigable section of the Mekong River until border demarcation with Laos is resolved, amid concerns that the destruction could alter the bord…
Reef blasting plan on hold for a review
The four-nation plan to clear reefs in the Mekong river to allow commercial shipping has been put on hold after the Defense Ministry called for a review. The ministry said it wanted time to…
A Summary Report: Conceptual Study Report on Laos-Thai Friendship Water Development for Sustainable Agriculture in Savannakhet Province of Lao P.D.R. and Lower Chi Basin of Thailand, June 1998
Project Background and ObjectivesPurpose of Agreement This cooperative agreement on water development between Lao PDR and Thailand would seek “inundation protection in the Xonburi and Champh…