Laos News
Laos plans to build sixth Mekong dam, the Sanakham hydropower plant Laos has submitted plans to build a new hydropower dam on the Mekong River, with construction expected to start later this year, the Mekong River Commission (MRC) said on Monday. The Sanakham hydropower plant, with an estimated cost of US$2.073 billion, will be developed […]
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Thailand’s Centara Hotels & Resorts to Open Two Resorts in Vietnam Centara Hotels & Resorts is further expanding its presence in Vietnam, with the signing of hotel management agreements for two new resorts being developed by Novaland Group, a Vietnamese property and real estate developer. The HMAs cover Centara’s appointment to manage a total of […]
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United Nations (UN) experts call for firms behind Laos’ Xe Pian-Xe Namnoy dam collapse to pay as 7,000 survivors await compensation Almost two years after a dam in Laos collapsed, displacing thousands, the people affected struggle to secure compensation while living in deteriorating relocation centers. A group of UN experts is now calling for the […]
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Construction of the Laos-China Railway resumed in full capacity following the return of Chinese workers According to a report in Xinhua, Laos-China Railway Co., Ltd said on Saturday that construction had resumed at all its work sites along the Laos-China Railway. General Manager of China Railway Group Limited, Huang Hong, said that construction in the […]
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Coronavirus Delays Construction on 90 percent complete Lao-China Railway The nearly-finished railway project that would connect landlocked Laos with China is facing construction delays due to manpower shortages resulting from the coronavirus crisis, according to local government officials. Laos, which reported its first two confirmed cases of the deadly virus only late last month, had […]
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Laos Ministry Orders Temporary Suspension of Mining Activities, Hydropower Construction Ministry of Energy and Mines Suspends Mining and Hydropower Activities The Lao Ministry of Energy and Mines has ordered the temporary suspension of mineral processing plants and hydropower construction projects under a new notice issued yesterday. The notice, signed by Vice Minister of Energy and […]
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Two China-Laos Railway bridges complete closure over Mekong River The Ban Ladhan Mekong River Super Major Bridge on Wednesday (April 1) achieved its main section closure over the Mekong River, and thus, major engineering works on both cross-Mekong bridges along the railway have been completed. According to the Laos-China Railway (LCRC), a joint venture in […]
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First 500-meter length of rail track laid as China-Laos railway construction proceeds steadily With its first 500-meter-long rail steadily laid on the subgrade, the China-Laos railway kicked off its track laying work on Friday in Lao capital Vientiane. The rail is the longest one outside China in Asia and it was also the first time […]
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Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister Gen. Prawit raises concerns over controversial Luang Prabang dam Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon is calling for international efforts to monitor the controversial Luang Prabang dam project in Laos and the impact it will have on the Mekong River, where water levels have been unusually low. The issue was raised yesterday […]
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Coronavirus lockdown in Thailand leaves migrant workers exposed Construction work is exempted from Thailand’s partial shutdown, with thousands of labourers being left at risk of catching Covid-19. A partial lockdown in Thailand to limit the spread of coronavirus exempts construction, exposing thousands of migrant workers to the deadly disease, human rights groups warned on Monday. […]
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