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Comment on Laos defies neighbours on dam project-environmentalists by sithong

sithong — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 07:59:38 +0000

To be fair to the lao people. They have to do whatever it takes to get them out of poverty, to survive and to catch up with today’s world. They can built the dams in the northern part of their country where they have control of both banks of the river. If Vietnam and Cambodia have a concern with Lao building the dams then they should offer Lao the access to the sea via their lands in exchange otherwise. If they stop the flow completely then it would be another story. In this case after after the level is reached the flow will resusme as normal again because if Lao stops the flow completely they will flood their country. Mekong river will flow regardless of dams or not. Intially and temporaryly it will affect the downstream countries. Beside I fully support their decision on building the dams. A – it’s a green enery. B – it does more good than harm the environment. C – it’s a long term investment and yield a good revenues for Lao.

Comment on China Boosts Laos Presence With $1.6 Billion Project by Tai Lakorn

Tai Lakorn — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 23:29:04 +0000

The soft power of the Chinese government is rapidly taking over the Lao government and its country. Corruption is also a big part in this Chinese influence over Laos politically, socially, and economically. With the influx of the Chinese people in recent years, I fear that the beautiful Lao culture will be second to that of the Chinese.

Comment on Laos boots out Swiss NGO chief for unsolicited attacks on government by CTlao

CTlao — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 15:33:56 +0000

That libertine woman with big mouth deserves to get kicked out from the country for her hostile propaganda against Laos where she was assigned by Helvetas to help in the agricultural development. It was none of her duty to criticize the existing political system of Laos to poison the environment among the donor countries, which are looking to bring assistance to that tiny landlocked country famous as the most bombed on earth.

Comment on Laos gov't denies kidnapping missing activist by CTlao

CTlao — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 15:29:37 +0000

Smart peoples would use their brain and guide themselves on the common sense before launching a cheap accusation against Laos in the case of Sombat disappearance. I don’t think that the Lao police officers are that damned to kidnap that scrap guy in front of the video footage that can be served as eyewitness against himself or herself. Secondly the Lao government would neither bother itself to kidnap that guy of that caliber to discredit Laos as land of opportunity for the investors.

Comment on Rights group calls for release of activist missing in Laos by Guest

Guest — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 12:32:40 +0000

His disappearance is making news all over the world, but these news won’t do this man any good. Things like this had happened before, for example, the Lao students arrested for taking to the streets in Vientiane are still behind bars, and who can do a thing about it. This man will be the same. So, world, it is clear that circulating words without actions will not trigger any feeling on the Lao government. The LPDR’s 40 years of human right violations still make the world pouring money to fund more violations.

Comment on Laos defies neighbours on dam project-environmentalists by CTlao

CTlao — Sun, 20 May 2012 14:48:58 +0000

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

CTlao — Fri, 11 May 2012 10:59:47 +0000

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

CTlao — Thu, 10 May 2012 23:43:40 +0000

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

CTlao — Thu, 10 May 2012 11:03:30 +0000

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

CTlao — Thu, 10 May 2012 10:52:19 +0000

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.