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#1 October, 1999
"Model" Laotian dam an economic and environmental failure

#12 September 17, 1998
World Bank Report Says Pak Mun Villagers Complain Too Much

#11 September 15, 1998
Crisis, What Crisis?

#10 July 28, 1998
Power Company Off the Hook for Damaging Fisheries in Lao PDR

# 9 April 6, 1998
New Hydro Dam Threatens to Drown Lao Government in Debt, Experts Warn

# 8 November 20, 1997
Privatization of Thailand's Power Sector Squashes Competition, Protects Private Sector Cronies

#7 October 2, 1997
Military Logging Company Expects World Bank Funds to Police Forests and Forcibly Resettle Ethnic Communities

#6 June 3, 1997
World Bank Approves Guarantee Mechanism to Protect Private Deals With Risky Third World Governments

#5 March 6, 1997
Lao PDR, Thai Utility Drops Nam Theun 2 Hydro Project but World Bank Tries to Keep it Alive

#4 October 1, 1996
EGAT Cancels Plans to Purchase Power from Controversial Dam in Laos

#3 August 27, 1996
Asian Elephants and Tigers Threatened by Dam

#2 August 21, 1996
Hydro Dam will Destroy Laotian Fishery but Companies and Aid Agencies won't be Held Responsible for Damage, Says Report

#1 August 8, 1996
Hydro Dam in Laos will Fail as Money-maker, Says Report: Asian Development Bank's Analysis of Project
Seriously Flawed


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