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Mekong Residents In Chiang Rai Protest Over Pak Beng Hydropower Dam

Communities along the Mekong River in four districts of Chiang Rai have expressed concern that their houses will be inundated due a Laos dam

Power deal in North upsets

Power deal in North upsets
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All quiet on the Mekong front

Chiang Rai locals upset at Lao dam plan

Chiang Rai locals upset at Lao dam plan
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Against the currents

news Against the currents The Bangkok Post © The Bangkok Post For people living along the Mekong, the river is their ‘mother’. Photos: Piyanan Jitjang and courtesy of the Mekong Butterfly Through disasters, a fellowship was struck. Ormboon Thipsuna remembers the date well, Aug 12, 2008, when a deluge of water from the Mekong swept through her hometown of Nong Khai and seven riparian northeastern provinces. Considering the rainfall was rather small and the Mekong’s gradual seasonal pace of fluctuations, many locals believed the sudden mega-flood, at times water levels went up as high as 13m, was caused by China’s dams upstream. Importantly, Ormboon got to know Niwat Roykaew, aka “Kru Tee”, founder of the Rak Chiang Khong group based in Chiang Rai province.

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