Laos: Battery of Southeast Asia
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Laos: Battery of Southeast Asia

Laos has one goal – to become the hydroelectric battery of Asia, a fast developing and extremely power-hungry region. But what will be the impact for the 90% of Laotians who live in the Mekong river’s basin?

This film is part of the Mekong Diaries series; Goodmorningbeautiful travelled the length of the Mekong, the world’s last wild great river, as the forces of development change it forever.

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Laos: A Fall in the River

Planned dam infrastructure threatens the Khone Falls, the only major drop in elevation along the Mekong River and a traditionally important center for the fishing industry in Laos.

This film is part of the Mekong Diaries series; Goodmorningbeautiful travelled the length of the Mekong, the world’s last wild great river, as the forces of development change it forever.

Vientiane is the capital city of Laos

Laos: The People’s River

On the banks of the Mekong in the capital of Laos in Vientiane, people lives are intimately connected to the river.