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| UPDATED: 08:42, Sun, Jan 31, 2021 Link copied China reinforcing tensions with US in South Sea says expert Sign up to receive our rundown of the day s top stories direct to your inbox SUBSCRIBE Invalid email When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. The country is currently in the process of finding a manager for the project, called the Mekong-Australia Program on Transnational Crime. It will aim to tackle financial crimes, illicit drugs, child sexual exploitation and human trafficking and is due to focus on Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. ....
Mekong River threatened by dams and climate change Thailand losing interest? The latest Laotian dam project is the Chinese-funded Sanakham dam, which is under construction around 2 kilometers upstream from the border with Thailand. Not all Thai government stakeholders are showing robust support for the new dam, said Brian Eyler, director of the Southeast Asia program at the Stimson Center. The Office of National Water Resources of Thailand (ONWR), for instance, has warned the country might refuse to buy power from the dam, citing concerns over environmental impacts. The opposition in Thailand to the Sanakham dam could spell the end of the project, even if investors are counting on Thailand s energy authority to be the primary customer of the power generated. ....
China Notifies Mekong River Neighbors It Is Holding Back Waters BANGKOK China has notified downstream neighbors it is holding back the Mekong River flow at a hydropower dam on the waterway’s upper reaches for 20 days, as part of a new data-sharing pact, the Mekong River Commission (MRC) and Thailand said on Wednesday. The statements came a day after a new U.S.-backed monitoring system said China had failed to notify downstream countries of water restrictions that started on Dec. 31. China agreed last October to share water data with the MRC, an advisory body to Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam that had long sought the information for planning. ....