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Chinese-Built Dam Collapses in Cambodia

3 Dec 2012 - 10:49 by Local Press Report

PURSAT (Cambodia Daily) — Four Cambodian construction workers are missing in Pursat province after part of a 120-megawatt hydropower dam being built by a massive state-owned Chinese company collapsed Saturday, officials sai

Asian Nations Must Focus on Green Growth; ADB

20 Nov 2012 - 11:22 by Local Press Report

MANILA (Asian Development Bank) — While advanced economies gradually rebuild their balance sheets, Asia’s emerging markets need to diversify sources of growth to boost GDP, Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Haruhiko Kuroda s

Finland to Probe Pöyry’s Part in Laos’s Xayaburi Dam; Laos Set to Join WTO

1 Nov 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

HELSINKI, Finland — Finland’s government has declared its intention to scrutinize the role of Finnish engineering firm the Pöyry Group in the divisive Xayaburi Hydropower Project on the Mekong River in Laos.

World Is “Playing Games” With Water Management: Biswas

31 Oct 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

sinGapore — The biggest problem in water management, according to National University of Singapore Professor Asit Biswas, is that “the world is playing games.”

South Korea Firms Win $1 Billion Deal for Hydropower Plant in Laos

26 Oct 2012 - 08:53 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — South Korean builder SK Engineering and Construction and state-run Korean Western Power have won a $1 billion USD contract to build and operate a hydropower plant in Laos, an official said on Octob

Cambodia to Buy Power From Laos’ Xayaburi Dam

17 Sep 2012 - 08:05 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

vientiane, laos — Laos’ energy minister announced last week that the country will sell energy supplied by the controversial Xayaburi Dam to Cambodia.

Secretary Clinton Participates in Fifth Lower Mekong Initiative Ministerial Meeting

13 Jul 2012 - 08:56 by Local Press Report

WASHINGTON DC (US Department of State) — On July 13, 2012, the Foreign Ministers of Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand, and Viet Nam -- and the U.S.

ADB Report Finds River Pollution Is Biggest Problem for Shenzen, China

6 Jul 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

MANILA, Philippines — The biggest challenge in the water sector for the city of Shenzhen, in China’s southern Guangdong province, is river pollution, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said in a new report released on Jul

Sweden Announces New Funding for Mekong River Commission

5 Jul 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

Bangkok, thailand — The Swedish government last week announced new financing to support the Mekong River Commission in strengthening management and development of water and related resources in the Lower Mekong Basin.

Conservation Groups Criticize Xayaburi Dam Redesign

23 May 2012 - 10:11 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

washington, dc, united states — Environmental conservation groups, including WWF and International Rivers, have come out in the last week with criticism over a new Laotian government report that claims a redesigned Xayaburi Dam

Gold Mining Destroying Ecology of Cambodian Forest Region

17 May 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — A recent report in the Cambodian daily Phnom Penh Post documented the disastrous effect of “anarchical,” “reckless” gold mining in Prey Lang forest -- one of Indochina’s last great expanses of lo

Cambodian Water Company Generates $20 Million USD in First-Ever Stock Sale

23 Apr 2012 - 22:04 by Local Press Report

PHNOM PENH (BBC News) — Full Story - Cambodia's first stock exchange started trading last week, following the initial public offering (IPO) of a state-owned w

Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority to Float Shares

13 Mar 2012 - 15:54 by Local Press Report

PHNOM PENH (Phnom Penh Post (Cambodia)) — The long awaited first security listing on the Cambodian Securities Exchange became a reality on February 23 with the Security Exchange Commission of Cambodia’s “in principle” approval of Phnom P

Five Ratanakkiri Schools Receive Water, Sanitation Facilities

21 Feb 2012 - 23:41 by Local Press Report

PHNOM PENH (Phnom Penh Post (Cambodia)) — Five primary schools in Ratanakkiri province are set to receive water and sanitation facilities following donations by Moët Hennessy Asia Pacific and development efforts from Plan International Cam

Laos Continuing Construction of Xayaburi Dam

16 Aug 2011 - 11:14 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

Bangkok, thailand — A site visit conducted at the end of July of the proposed Xayaburi Dam in Laos shows construction of the dam’s access road and work camp is moving forward, despite reports from the Laotian govern

ADB to Invest $500 Million USD for Infrastructure, Agriculture Projects

19 Jul 2011 - 09:52 by Local Press Report

PHNOM PENH (Straits Times (Singapore)) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) plans to invest some $500 million USD in soft loans over the next three years for infrastructure and agriculture projects in Cambodia.