Laos News » Sekong News Laos » Sekong » History: In the Mekong Basin, an ‘unnecessary’ dam poses an outsized threat
News channel or source: https://news.mongabay.com/2022/09/in-the-mekong-basin-an-unnecessary-dam-poses-an-outsized-threat/
Published on: Tuesday 13 September 2022
A dam being built in Laos near the border with Cambodia imperils downstream communities and the Mekong ecosystem as a whole, experts and affected community members say. The Sekong A dam will close off ...
News Laos » Sekong » History: Russia, Laos sign memorandum on Sekong 5 hydropower plant construction project
News channel or source: https://tass.com/economy/898527
Published on: Wednesday 07 September 2016
VIENTIANE, September 8. /TASS/. Russia’s Inter RAO Engineering, A-RKSYENS and Electricite du Laos Generation Public Company have signed a memorandum on the project for the construction of Sekong 5 ...
News Laos » Sekong » History: In Lao PDR’s Sekong Province, Over 50 Percent of the Population Get Free Access to Healthcare
News channel or source: https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2016/08/15/lao-pdr-free-access-to-healthcare
Published on: Sunday 14 August 2016
Sekong province is among the poorest in Lao PDR, with an infant mortality rate of 70 per 1,000 live births and maternal mortality ratio of 357 per 100,000 live births according to 2015 statistics from ...