Water minister urges Laos to halt Xayaburi
Cambodia has urged Laos to halt construction of the controversial Xayaburi hydro dam project in the country’s north, a letter obtained by the Post yesterday reveals. “Preliminary construction on Xayaburi dam has continued despite the lack of regional agreement,” Minister of Water Resources and Cambodia National Mekong Committeechairman Lim Kean Hor wrote in the letter sent to Laos Environment Minister Noulinh Sinbandhit last week. “To my opinion, no construction of the Xayaburi dam should proceed while further study is under way as it would violate the Mekong spirit, trust and goodwill of neighbouring countries.”...
