Social & Environment
Civil groups vow to chart their own future without banks’ influence as two-day rally ends ahead of the close of IMF-World Bank annual meetings
Civil society groups and local residents affected by bank-backed development projects have vowed to determine their own future without interference from major financial institutions, concluding a two-day rally ahead of the close of the IMF-World Bank annual meetings in Bangkok. The protesters called for more...
Regional/World
Explainer: How Laos’ role as Southeast Asia’s “battery” is changing
Across the region, neighbours from Thailand to Singapore and Malaysia have become increasingly reliant on hydropower from Laos. Slowly but surely, however, this is changing, as Laos’ hydropower exports face growing competition from non-hydro renewable energy sources and broader changes in the region’s power sector,...
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