Laos Evades Responsibility and Plows Ahead with Xayaburi Dam

In clear defiance of its neighbors and a regional agreement, the Lao government has announced that it will hold a groundbreaking ceremony at the Xayaburi Dam site on the Mekong River this Wednesday, November 7th. Mr. Viraphonh Viravong, Laos’ Deputy Minister of Energy and Mining, told a group of journalists yesterday, “It has been assessed, […]