Comments for Lao News http://laonews.la Daily stories about Laos Sun, 20 May 2012 14:48:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on Laos defies neighbours on dam project-environmentalists by CTlao http://laonews.la/2011/08/laos-defies-neighbours-on-dam-project-environmentalists-9/comment-page-1/#comment-5462 CTlao Sun, 20 May 2012 14:48:58 +0000 http://laonews.la/2011/08/laos-defies-neighbours-on-dam-project-environmentalists-9/#comment-5462 Laos needs to learn from China how to proceed to building the hydroelectric dams on the Mekong River. The requirements and conditions put forward by the downstream countries are selfish and intrinsic; their real intention is to kill the dam’s projects on the Mekong for good. It seems to me that they are looking to monopolize the Mekong as their own property for the exclusive use for the rice farming and fishing. The so-called scientists liars and the conservation groups who finance the protests against the dams that Laos is going to build have chosen to be muting when China was building the 5 dams across the same body of watercourse. Laos may always refer to the sovereign rights as China did to build the hydroelectric dams on which to rely on to bring out the country from the poverty. The results of studies carried by Poyry Energy AG from Switzerland the neutral country are more reliable and trustful than the French consultants one who bring the intrinsic elements in their study like the sediments to favor the Mekong delta rice farming. Laos needs to learn from China how to proceed to building the hydroelectric dams on the Mekong River. The requirements and conditions put forward by the downstream countries are selfish and intrinsic; their real intention is to kill the dam’s projects on the Mekong for good. It seems to me that they are looking to monopolize the Mekong as their own property for the exclusive use for the rice farming and fishing. The so-called scientists liars and the conservation groups who finance the protests against the dams that Laos is going to build have chosen to be muting when China was building the 5 dams across the same body of watercourse. Laos may always refer to the sovereign rights as China did to build the hydroelectric dams on which to rely on to bring out the country from the poverty. The results of studies carried by Poyry Energy AG from Switzerland the neutral country are more reliable and trustful than the French consultants one who bring the intrinsic elements in their study like the sediments to favor the Mekong delta rice farming.

]]> Comment on Laos defies neighbours on dam project-environmentalists by CTlao http://laonews.la/2011/08/laos-defies-neighbours-on-dam-project-environmentalists-9/comment-page-1/#comment-5445 CTlao Fri, 11 May 2012 10:59:47 +0000 http://laonews.la/2011/08/laos-defies-neighbours-on-dam-project-environmentalists-9/#comment-5445 The Mekong is an international river since its mainstream flows through the territory of different countries but doesn’t belong to humanity as common good like someone has claimed. The Mekong River is a natural border between Laos and Thailand as delimited by the 1907 Franco Siamese treaty. Laos exercises fully it sovereignty over the integrity of its territory. Laos in cooperation with Thailand has a sovereign right to build the hydroelectric dams over the body of that watercourse firstly to regulate the debit in order to keep the water at good level for the navigation the year round and to save different species of fishes, the famous giant catfish included at the upper portion of the River. Furthermore the hydroelectric dams will provide the green energy of renewable source to those new industrialized countries like Vietnam and Thailand. Cambodia will have the privilege to buy the electric power from those dams for the industrialization of the country. The so-called conservation groups have nothing to do with the dams, their concerns are narrow-minded. The Mekong is an international river since its mainstream flows through the territory of different countries but doesn’t belong to humanity as common good like someone has claimed. The Mekong River is a natural border between Laos and Thailand as delimited by the 1907 Franco Siamese treaty. Laos exercises fully it sovereignty over the integrity of its territory. Laos in cooperation with Thailand has a sovereign right to build the hydroelectric dams over the body of that watercourse firstly to regulate the debit in order to keep the water at good level for the navigation the year round and to save different species of fishes, the famous giant catfish included at the upper portion of the River. Furthermore the hydroelectric dams will provide the green energy of renewable source to those new industrialized countries like Vietnam and Thailand. Cambodia will have the privilege to buy the electric power from those dams for the industrialization of the country. The so-called conservation groups have nothing to do with the dams, their concerns are narrow-minded.

]]> Comment on Laos defies neighbours on dam project-environmentalists by CTlao http://laonews.la/2011/08/laos-defies-neighbours-on-dam-project-environmentalists-9/comment-page-1/#comment-5437 CTlao Thu, 10 May 2012 23:43:40 +0000 http://laonews.la/2011/08/laos-defies-neighbours-on-dam-project-environmentalists-9/#comment-5437 The attempt to prevent Laos to build the hydroelectric dams across the Mekong that are its main assets to rely on to bring out the country from poverty is an equivalency to prevent VN to do rice farming at the Mekong Delta and it can be compared to preventing the Cambodians to live on the fishing in the Tonglesap. Why VN and Cambodia are so selfish and unfair with Laos. The attempt to prevent Laos to build the hydroelectric dams across the Mekong that are its main assets to rely on to bring out the country from poverty is an equivalency to prevent VN to do rice farming at the Mekong Delta and it can be compared to preventing the Cambodians to live on the fishing in the Tonglesap. Why VN and Cambodia are so selfish and unfair with Laos.

]]> Comment on Laos defies neighbours on dam project-environmentalists by CTlao http://laonews.la/2011/08/laos-defies-neighbours-on-dam-project-environmentalists-8/comment-page-1/#comment-5434 CTlao Thu, 10 May 2012 11:03:30 +0000 http://laonews.la/2011/08/laos-defies-neighbours-on-dam-project-environmentalists-8/#comment-5434 In response to goodwill question I like to say that nobody can stop China to build the dams on the Mekong River within its territory and neither with Laos. I don’t think that Laos has signed any treaty of that kind that prevents itself to build the hydroelectric dams across the Mekong within its territory. The Mekong River Commission is an Intergovernmental Organization with consultative character unlike the Security Council of the United Nations where the 5 permanent members enjoy the right of veto. The resolutions and decisions adopted by it are of consultative nature so Laos might comply with and not up to its national interests. In response to goodwill question I like to say that nobody can stop China to build the dams on the Mekong River within its territory and neither with Laos. I don’t think that Laos has signed any treaty of that kind that prevents itself to build the hydroelectric dams across the Mekong within its territory. The Mekong River Commission is an Intergovernmental Organization with consultative character unlike the Security Council of the United Nations where the 5 permanent members enjoy the right of veto. The resolutions and decisions adopted by it are of consultative nature so Laos might comply with and not up to its national interests.

]]> Comment on Laos defies neighbours on dam project-environmentalists by CTlao http://laonews.la/2011/08/laos-defies-neighbours-on-dam-project-environmentalists-9/comment-page-1/#comment-5433 CTlao Thu, 10 May 2012 10:52:19 +0000 http://laonews.la/2011/08/laos-defies-neighbours-on-dam-project-environmentalists-9/#comment-5433 It seems to me that Sin Niny has no any notion of international Law having warned to Bring Laos to the court for the construction the hydroelectric dams across the Mekong in its territory. I like to see if Cambodia is capable to bring China to the Court as well for having built 4 hydroelectric dams on the same watercourse body. I don’t believe that there is any court that has a supra national competence to order Laos to give up the construction of the dams across the Mekong in its territory. The cases are not of the same nature with the Pra Viharn temple one that was a territorial conflict between Thailand and Cambodia in 10960. It seems to me that Sin Niny has no any notion of international Law having warned to Bring Laos to the court for the construction the hydroelectric dams across the Mekong in its territory. I like to see if Cambodia is capable to bring China to the Court as well for having built 4 hydroelectric dams on the same watercourse body. I don’t believe that there is any court that has a supra national competence to order Laos to give up the construction of the dams across the Mekong in its territory. The cases are not of the same nature with the Pra Viharn temple one that was a territorial conflict between Thailand and Cambodia in 10960.

]]> Comment on Laos defies neighbours on dam project-environmentalists by CTlao http://laonews.la/2011/08/laos-defies-neighbours-on-dam-project-environmentalists-9/comment-page-1/#comment-5432 CTlao Thu, 10 May 2012 10:42:41 +0000 http://laonews.la/2011/08/laos-defies-neighbours-on-dam-project-environmentalists-9/#comment-5432 The government of Japan is too kind having pledged to fund the second study on the impact of the dams to ease the nerves of the Cambodians and Vietnameses. I don’t think it will be over with the study since Vietnam and Cambodia are looking to kill the dams. Laos has already shown its kind spirit of cooperation with the other riparian countries by hiring the Finnish company to carry the studies that Cambodia and Vietnam have rejected the positive results. Keep going Laos! Start to build those dams as from tomorrow; we have no time to waste, every drop of water that flows away in every minute is money. If we melt down under pressure of our faked friends by giving up to build those dams that are our potential and direct interests we will be remembered and blamed of losers by the Laotians of the next generations to come. The government of Japan is too kind having pledged to fund the second study on the impact of the dams to ease the nerves of the Cambodians and Vietnameses. I don’t think it will be over with the study since Vietnam and Cambodia are looking to kill the dams. Laos has already shown its kind spirit of cooperation with the other riparian countries by hiring the Finnish company to carry the studies that Cambodia and Vietnam have rejected the positive results.
Keep going Laos! Start to build those dams as from tomorrow; we have no time to waste, every drop of water that flows away in every minute is money.
If we melt down under pressure of our faked friends by giving up to build those dams that are our potential and direct interests we will be remembered and blamed of losers by the Laotians of the next generations to come.

]]> Comment on Laos defies neighbours on dam project-environmentalists by CTlao http://laonews.la/2011/08/laos-defies-neighbours-on-dam-project-environmentalists-9/comment-page-1/#comment-5431 CTlao Thu, 10 May 2012 10:29:48 +0000 http://laonews.la/2011/08/laos-defies-neighbours-on-dam-project-environmentalists-9/#comment-5431 I like to remind SIN NINY that the resolutions and decisions adopted by the MRC are of consultative nature without any legal binding, which Laos might comply with and not up to the national interests. That was in the spirit of cooperation that Laos has accepted to carry the studies on impact of the Dams. In International Law there is no organs of repression unlike the national laws so you cannot bring Laos as a sovereign state to international court without its consent. Learn also that there is no supra national court that has a competence to give order to Laos to give up the construction of the Dams within its territory; it is its sovereign right. I like to remind SIN NINY that the resolutions and decisions adopted by the MRC are of consultative nature without any legal binding, which Laos might comply with and not up to the national interests. That was in the spirit of cooperation that Laos has accepted to carry the studies on impact of the Dams. In International Law there is no organs of repression unlike the national laws so you cannot bring Laos as a sovereign state to international court without its consent. Learn also that there is no supra national court that has a competence to give order to Laos to give up the construction of the Dams within its territory; it is its sovereign right.

]]> Comment on Laos defies neighbours on dam project-environmentalists by CTlao http://laonews.la/2011/08/laos-defies-neighbours-on-dam-project-environmentalists-8/comment-page-1/#comment-5429 CTlao Thu, 10 May 2012 09:42:48 +0000 http://laonews.la/2011/08/laos-defies-neighbours-on-dam-project-environmentalists-8/#comment-5429 The government of Japan is too kind having pledged to fund the second study on the impact of the dams to ease the nerves of the Cambodians and Vietnameses. I don’t think it will be over with the study since Vietnam and Cambodia are looking to kill the dams. Laos has already shown its kind spirit of cooperation with the other riparian countries by hiring the Finnish company to carry the studies that Cambodia and Vietnam have rejected the positive results. Keep going Laos! Start to build those dams as from tomorrow; we have no time to waste, every drop of water that flows away in every minute is money. If we melt down under pressure of our faked friends by giving up to build those dams that are our potential and direct interests we will be remembered and blamed of losers by the Laotians of the next generations to come. The government of Japan is too kind having pledged to fund the second study on the impact of the dams to ease the nerves of the Cambodians and Vietnameses. I don’t think it will be over with the study since Vietnam and Cambodia are looking to kill the dams. Laos has already shown its kind spirit of cooperation with the other riparian countries by hiring the Finnish company to carry the studies that Cambodia and Vietnam have rejected the positive results.
Keep going Laos! Start to build those dams as from tomorrow; we have no time to waste, every drop of water that flows away in every minute is money.
If we melt down under pressure of our faked friends by giving up to build those dams that are our potential and direct interests we will be remembered and blamed of losers by the Laotians of the next generations to come.

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]]> Comment on Laos defies neighbours on dam project-environmentalists by laotakhao http://laonews.la/2011/08/laos-defies-neighbours-on-dam-project-environmentalists-8/comment-page-1/#comment-5237 laotakhao Fri, 23 Mar 2012 03:01:02 +0000 http://laonews.la/2011/08/laos-defies-neighbours-on-dam-project-environmentalists-8/#comment-5237 Go ahead Laos! Build as many dams as needed across the Mekong River to become the battery of SEA and lift up the Country from the sad poverty. Neither any country nor Organization has the right of veto to prevent Laos from using the Mekong for its own interests. The Mekong River Commission can always adopt the resolutions of consultative nature without any legal binding. The hydroelectric dams will provide the green energy that is safer and cheaper than the deadly dangerous nuclear energy. If Laos doesn’t build those hydroelectric dams Thailand and Vietnam will turn to nuclear plants. I like to remind you as well about the deadly accidents in Chernobyl and Fukushima.Besides the dams will be needed to regulate the water’s debit or flow at good level enabling the navigation the year round and to save different species of fishes, the giant catfishes included. Vietnam and Cambodia will have also the privilege to buy the hydroelectric power from those dams in the future with the affordable price. The oversea Laotians believe that the hydroelectric dams across the Mekong River are the real potential and direct interests for Laos in its mission to bring out the country from the poverty. Look at China that has build already 4 dams across the same body of water. Why Laos must be deprived of the sovereign right to build the dams across the Mekong River. We don’t think that the government of Thailand has any reason or interest to oppose the construction of those dams. Those activists especially the Thaïs who protest against the dams need to reset their mind about the interests and benefits they can get directly or indirectly from the dams in the long run. The so-called conservation groups or other NGO have nothing to do with the dams.   Go ahead Laos! Build as many dams as needed across the Mekong River to become the battery of SEA and lift up the Country from the sad poverty. Neither any country nor Organization has the right of veto to prevent Laos from using the Mekong for its own interests. The Mekong River Commission can always adopt the resolutions of consultative nature without any legal binding. The hydroelectric dams will provide the green energy that is safer and cheaper than the deadly dangerous nuclear energy. If Laos doesn’t build those hydroelectric dams Thailand and Vietnam will turn to nuclear plants. I like to remind you as well about the deadly accidents in Chernobyl and Fukushima.Besides the dams will be needed to regulate the water’s debit or flow at good level enabling the navigation the year round and to save different species of fishes, the giant catfishes included. Vietnam and Cambodia will have also the privilege to buy the hydroelectric power from those dams in the future with the affordable price.
The oversea Laotians believe that the hydroelectric dams across the Mekong River are the real potential and direct interests for Laos in its mission to bring out the country from the poverty.
Look at China that has build already 4 dams across the same body of water. Why Laos must be deprived of the sovereign right to build the dams across the Mekong River. We don’t think that the government of Thailand has any reason or interest to oppose the construction of those dams. Those activists especially the Thaïs who protest against the dams need to reset their mind about the interests and benefits they can get directly or indirectly from the dams in the long run. The so-called conservation groups or other NGO have nothing to do with the dams.
 

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