Ron Corben
Sydney Morning Herald
Environmental groups want Australia's help to halt a $3.5 billion hydro-electricity power project on the Mekong River which has pitted our South-East Asian neighbours against each other.
Thailand and Laos want to press ahead with the Xayaburi Dam project, but Australia - through the Mekong River Commission (MRC) - has backed concerns by Vietnam and Cambodia over project.
The Xayaburi Dam in Laos is the first of 11 proposed hydropower developments on the lower Mekong River.
Concerns have been raised about the dam's impact on the biodiversity of the river and the 40 million people who depend on it for their livelihoods.
The United States has already called for development to be deferred for 10 years to allow further environmental impact studies to be carried out.
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