Bangkok, THAILAND - Four people have been killed in flooding and landslides in Laos, where the Mekong River has hit its highest level in at least 100 years after several months of unusually heavy rain. The government and people in the landlocked country
four countries to reassess the need to build three more dams in China and one more dam in Laos. He said the planned dams could have a significant impact on the water flow and the hydrology of the lower Mekong basin. The Interior Ministry said at least
from big dams in China. Heavy rains have caused serious flooding in the MRC's four member countries of Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and Thailand. Water from the Mekong river has overflowed its banks and inundated villages and farmland in the four countries,
84,000 people, a state-run newspaper said Saturday. Flooding has also hit parts of Cambodia, Vietnam and Thailand. In Laos, at least four people died from their injuries in landslides triggered by flooding after levels in the Mekong River reached record
He needs the skills to sign contracts with clients, who have been coming from as far away as Laos, Cambodia and even Australia. Once a struggling, illiterate farmer, Dung is now an inventor and businessman worth VND10 billion (more than $600,000). He can
cyclone that killed more than 84,000 people. Flooding has also hit parts of Cambodia, Vietnam and Thailand. In Laos, at least four people have died in landslides triggered by flooding.
and Iran, have been identified by lawmakers early this year as falling in this category. Other nations are Laos, Eritrea, Vietnam, Jamaica and Ethiopia. Early this year, three Republican lawmakers had called for the suspension of Visas to countries that
Laos 
