The Tragedy of the 𝗟𝗮𝗼 𝗗𝗮𝗺 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗽𝘀𝗲 Reflects the Failures of the Lao Government and Related Companies.

#𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗗𝗮𝘆𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸𝗥𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 🚨 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿: The Tragedy of the 𝗟𝗮𝗼 𝗗𝗮𝗺 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗽𝘀𝗲 Reflects the Failures of the Lao Government and Related Companies.

🌏 𝗢𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝙞𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙣 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣.

Yet, the 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟴 𝗫𝗲 𝗣𝗶𝗮𝗻–𝗫𝗲 𝗡𝗮𝗺𝗻𝗼𝘆 𝗱𝗮𝗺 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗽𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗮𝗼𝘀 exposed the tragic consequences of doing the opposite — a 𝙢𝙖𝙣-𝙢𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧 driven by greed, negligence, and systemic impunity.

In the past, Laos reflected the opposite reality, as seen in the tragedy of the Xe Pian–Xe Namnoy dam collapse on 23 July 2018. This was not caused by a natural hazard, but was a 𝙝𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙣-𝙢𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧 — a predictable outcome of a development model that prioritised profit over the safety of the people.

⚠️ 𝗜𝗴𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗪𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀, 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗱𝘆

Cracks and subsidence were detected days before the collapse, yet no preventive action was taken. An independent expert panel later confirmed the dam was built on unstable soil — contradicting SK Engineering & Construction (SK E&C)’s claim that heavy rainfall was to blame. Cost-cutting and rushed construction to meet power delivery deadlines turned a calculated risk into a human tragedy.

❌ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆

This catastrophe was engineered through a network of complicity:

• SK E&C (South Korea)

• RATCH Group (Thailand)

• Korea Western Power Co.

• Lao Holding State Enterprise (Government of Laos)

Financed by Thai banks and insurers that ignored due diligence, this project shows how profit and geopolitics trump people’s lives.

💔 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲

The water receded, but the suffering never ended. Thousands of survivors remain displaced in unsafe shelters, deprived of livelihoods and justice. The Lao government, both regulator and beneficiary, has never published the full investigation report. Those calling for accountability — including human rights defenders — have faced 𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩, 𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙙𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣.

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗱𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 “𝘽𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝘼𝙨𝙞𝙖” 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 — an extractive development model transforming the Mekong Basin into a sacrifice zone for corporate profit, destroying ecosystems, food security, and cultures that have thrived for generations.

✊ 𝗔𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗹 & 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀, 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲-𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝘁-𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸. 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 — 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲.

✊ 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀.

Reference: Manushya Lao

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