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...dotted with dozens of red spots, each a potential site for a hydroelectric dam. Within 30 years, says Nam, Laos could have a generation capaciy of 12,000 MW of electricity (it currently has a production capacity of 700 MW) and exporting it to energy-hungry neighbors like Thailand and China, generating billions of dollars in revenue. "We can be like Kuwait," he says. "Kuwait pumps oil from the ground. In Laos, we are selling power made of the water from the heavens...
...Nakai Plateau. A joint project between the Laos government and a consortium of international companies led by the France's state-owned Electricit? de France, the dam will have a generation capacity of 1,070 MW of electricity when completed in 2009, 95% of which will be sold to Thailand. "We don't have many comparative advantages over our neighbors," says Somboune Manolom, general manager of Lao State Holding Enterprise, which represents the country's 25% stake in the consortium. "Competition in the world is becoming stronger, and we have many disadvantages?mountainous country, low education and illiteracy...
...Number of provinces in Thailand, out of 76 total, affected by the country's drought. Ten areas in northern Thailand's Chiang Mai province have been declared disaster zones...
...Thais' presence in Kuala Lumpur, which has so far been spared a terrorist attack, is a disturbing sign. Malaysia recently arrested what police say is a top Thai militant leader, as part of a crackdown aimed at preventing rebels from slipping over the porous border between the two countries. Thailand has in the past complained that rebels use Malaysia as a refuge. "We were safe when Malaysia was seen as a place to hide," says a Malaysian intelligence officer. "But now we are arresting militants, and they are angry...
...police say is a top Thai militant leader as part of a crackdown aimed at preventing rebels from slipping over the porous border between the two countries. Thailand has in the past complained that the rebels use Malaysia as a refuge. "We were safe when Malaysia was seen as a place to hide," says a Malaysian intelligence officer. "But now we are arresting militants, and they are angry." - By Simon Elegant and Mageswary Ramakrishnan In the Dock THE NETHERLANDS Pre-trial hearings in the case of Dutch businessman Frans van Anraat, accused of complicity in genocide for selling banned chemicals...