Thailand: Court Rejects Appeal For Petition Against Laos’ Pak Beng Dam

By Nontarat Phaicharoen

A court in Thailand has refused to hear an appeal on a case concerning a large-scale Mekong River mainstream dam in Laos, a blow to Thai civic groups concerned about the dam’s potential transboundary environmental impact.

Laos’ Pak Beng dam project is the northernmost in a proposed cascade of 11...