Laos News
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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Lao Dam Collapse Families Denied Aid, Endure Poor Conditions at Shelters For Displaced Hundreds of families displaced by the worst dam collapse in Laos in decades are no longer receiving aid, and are living in substandard conditions in temporary shelters, nearly two years after the accident, according to representatives of the community. On July 23, […]
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Construction of China-Laos railway power supply project starts The power supply project for the China-Laos railway, which was fully carried out on Wednesday (March 18), lays foundation for its scheduled operation in 2021. Along all the four bidding sections of the project in northern Laos, Chinese and Lao engineers cast concrete to cement the first […]
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Cambodia says No New Dams Planned for Mekong Mainstream Before 2030 Villagers and fishing communities along the Mekong River long have been in the dark over whether proposed dams would proceed as planned. A Ministry of Energy official said Tuesday that Cambodia will not develop new mainstream hydropower projects on the Mekong River for the […]
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Huayxai airport expansion in Bokeo province Laos is over 50 percent complete The work on the Huayxai airport expansion project in Bokeo province, opposite Chiang Khong in Chiangtai Province of Thailand, is now over half complete, with the project scheduled to be completed this year. Director of Public Works and Transport Department of Bokeo province, […]
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New Dam Planned in Same District as 2018 Laos’ Xe Pian-Xe Namnoy Dam Disaster A new dam is readied to increase in southern Laos, in the district where 2 years ago a significant dam collapse created a flooding that was defined as the nation’s worst in years. On July 23, 2018, water put over a […]
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Vietnam reduces capacity of coal-fired thermal power plants from 2020 until 2030 Vietnam will reduce the total capacity of coal-fired thermal power plants from 2020 until 2030, according to the National Steering Committee for Electricity Development. The reduction is mainly due to some thermal power projects delaying their development, while some localities have not agreed […]
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Laos implementing new measures and standards for dam safety in bid to boost overseas electricity sales The Lao Ministry of Energy and Mines is implementing new measures and standards for dam safety in a bid to boost electricity sales to Laos’ foreign trading partners. The energy market is key for Laos as the country exports […]
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Thailand Launches full rail system revamp to expand Bangkok’s rail transit system $1.3B hub station will anchor $21B upgrade The government of Thailand has committed to spending more than $21 billion to expand Bangkok’s rail transit system, anchored by a $1.3-billion hub station scheduled to open as early as next year. Intended to address the […]
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Construction of Vietnam’s My Thuy Seaport kicked off The construction of My Thuy International Seaport in the central province of Quang Tri has been kicked off on February 27, 2020. The project costs VND14, 234 billion (US$613 million), including VND2, 143 coming from the My Thuy International Port Joint Venture Company and VND12, 091 billion […]
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