BAN NAMPRAI, Thailand, Oct 28 (Reuters) - The first hydropower dam on the lower Mekong River began commercial operations in Laos on Tuesday amid protests from villagers in Thailand who say the ...

A cascade of hydroelectric dams on the Mekong has caused water levels in the river on which millions depend for sustenance to plunge to catastrophically low levels, according to experts and news ...

Since the opening of the first Friendship Bridge in 1994, four additional bridges have been constructed across the Mekong River: the Second Bridge linking Mukdahan with Savannakhet; the Third one ...

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Villagers along the Mekong River have asked a court in Bangkok on Friday to slow down Thai purchases of electricity from a hydropower dam in Laos, which they say has harmed their ...

LUANG PRABANG, Laos — Landlocked Laos doesn’t have the famous beaches of its neighbors to attract tourists, but instead relies on the pristine beauty of its mountains and rivers and historical sites ...

The science ministry said Monday it has completed an assistance program aimed at providing smart water management solutions to Southeast Asian countries along the Mekong River to address climate ...

The Mekong River in Nong Khai Province of Thailand has fallen to 1.37 meters, far below the 9.16-meter critical level, according to local officials. The low water levels expose wide sandbanks across ...

CHIANG KHONG, Thailand (AP) — Dismissing its neighbors' pleas, impoverished Laos is rapidly building a Mekong River dam that threatens fisheries crucial to millions of Southeast Asia's poorest people.

The Laos government is pushing ahead with plans to build its seventh of nine hydro-power dams on the Mekong River ignoring widespread concerns about social and environmental damages and opposition ...

December is a meaningful month for the peoples of Thailand and the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), as it marks the national days of both countries -- 2 Dec for Lao PDR and 5 Dec for ...

Laos plans to build a $2 billion, 684-megawatt dam on the Mekong River, just 2 kilometers (1.25 miles) from the Thai border. The proposed Sanakham dam is the latest in a cascade of more than a dozen ...