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Good move Vietnam & Cambodia but don't forget the Corrupted Cambodian & Viet Gov also collude to build some damns in Mekong River in Cambodia. Why don't stop this project to save environment along this River?
May 02, 2012 08:47 PM
Reply to this commentIn response to goodwill question I like to say that nobody can stop China to build the dams on the Mekong River within its territory and neither with Laos. I don’t think that Laos has signed any treaty of that kind that prevents itself to build the hydroelectric dams across the Mekong within its territory. The Mekong River Commission is an Intergovernmental Organization with consultative character unlike the Security Council of the United Nations where the 5 permanent members enjoy the right of veto. The resolutions and decisions adopted by it are of consultative nature so Laos might comply with and not up to its national interests.
May 02, 2012 06:45 PM
Reply to this commentThe Dam itself isn't going to help the poor people in Laos, why build it? Stop the corruptions in the govt. is the key for development in Laos.
May 02, 2012 02:08 PM
Reply to this commentCowboy, Please be aware that China is not permanently a member of MRC and, if I am not wrong, it has not signed any agreement on the Mekong river's national resources. Cambodia is small and weak to stop China, but a simple question is Are you able to?
May 02, 2012 11:19 AM
Reply to this commentThe Government of Japan is too kind and generous having pledged to fund the second study on the impact of the dams to make ease the Vietnameses and cambodians nerves. I don't think that the second study will help any problems since the real intention of VN and Cambodia is to kill the dams projets.Laos has shown its willingness to cooperate with other riparian countries by hiring the Finnish company to carry studies but VN and Cambodia have rejeted the positive results.
May 02, 2012 10:18 AM
Reply to this commentCambodia Government should asked China to destroy their 5 big dam in the upstream Mekong? Can you do that?
May 02, 2012 03:47 AM
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If anybody can tell Chinese to stop then tell Laos Gov. to stop. Cambodia put net on Mekong, and fish can not come up to upper Mekong, Laos didnt say anything, now just be quiet.
May 03, 2012 08:36 PM
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