BANGKOK--Laos has submitted plans to build a new hydropower dam on the Mekong River, with construction expected to start later this year, the Mekong River Commission (MRC) said on Monday.

Chef Joy Ngeuamboupha (L) and Gordon Ramsay (R) travel by boat along the mighty Mekong River to uncover the secrets of Lao cuisine. “The fish that fight against the current are more tasty ...

Riverside communities in Thailand are already struggling with the effects of existing dams upstream in China, he added, and construction of another major dam in Laos would exacerbate these hardships.