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A military helicopter flies during the flood after the Xe Pian-Xe Namnoy hydropower dam collapsed in Attapeu province, Laos, July 26, 2018.  By VOA Cambodia -August 19, 2018​ Attapeu Province, Laos – Renewable energy proponents have seized on the fatal collapse of a dam in Laos in their push to steer the country away from its hydropower "binge...

Mother Nature Cambodia By Mongabay -August 20, 2018 A spate of mass toxic poisonings in the Cambodian provinces of Kratie and Mondulkiri have hospitalized hundreds and killed at least 16 people since May. Although the causes of the three events are as yet unproven, some suspect it may be due to cyanide from gold mining as high levels of the compoun...

The Don Sahong hydroelectric dam under construction on the Mekong River in the Siphandone area of southwestern Laos' Champasak province is seen in an undated video screen shot. RFA  By RFA -August 25, 2018​ A coalition of NGOs and community-based groups dedicated to raising public awareness about the risks associated with dams on the Mekong Ri...

Livestock float on makeshift rafts amid flooding in Stung Treng province's Talat commune, Aug. 20, 2018. Photo courtesy of the Stung Treng provincial government By RFA -August 22, 2018​ More than 1,000 families in northeast Cambodia's Stung Treng province are facing extreme difficulties after heavy rainfall led a tributary of the Mekong River to fl...