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Laos's dam-building ambitions.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB236765
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The Mekong flows through China and the five mainland South-east Asian states -- Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. Earlier this month, China belatedly informed the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB258805
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The minister called for “all upstream Mekong River nations to adopt proper policies in exploiting the river”, especially regarding construction of hydropower dams. The comments…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB220880
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Laos's infrastructure and anti-corruption drives.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB241107
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The outlook for China/US competition in the Mekong.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB198556
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Thai government's clampdown on the opposition and struggle with various crises.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB250865
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Issues such as soaring inflation, currency depreciation and debt repayment problems are having a major impact on the economy. The World Bank estimates that GDP grew by 3.7% in…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB287447
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This is in response to what some ASEAN members regard as obstructionism towards the bloc’s five-point plan for resolving Myanmar’s post-coup tensions. Min Aung Hlaing will miss…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB264871
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The new link has the potential to boost landlocked Laos’s economy markedly, especially as there are plans for it ultimately to form part of a ‘pan-Asian’ railway. However, there…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB265185
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It is relying on China -- a fellow one party, Marxist-Leninist state -- to help ease its woes. Meanwhile, the ruling Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) is preparing for its…