Laos is planning to build about 140 hydropower dams but in the wake of the disaster there are increasing calls for a rethink on hydropower.
She said that since the dredging began, many children have dropped out of school to help their families, as it is so much harder to make a living from fishing. Some natives of Koh Srolao have been forced to leave the village and become laborers in Thailand or Phnom Penh.
A number of countries have sent their congratulations on the electoral process, including China, Laos, Vietnam, Russia, and the Philippines.
Results ensure Prime Minister Hun Sen's tightfisted three-decade grip on power.
Restrictions apply to those 'responsible for the most notable anti-democratic actions taken in the run-up to the flawed July 29 election'.
Last year, in a bid to curry favor with the more than 700,000 garment workers in the country ahead of the election, Hun Sen oversaw the raising of the minimum wage to $170 per month and provided additional benefits such as free transportation and medical care.
Most migrant workers will be unemployed on their return to their home country because of a lack of job opportunities and programs to get people back into work.
Tep Vanny, 38, received an award for leadership in 2013 for her campaigning on behalf of the Boeung Kak families.
Alex Hinton is the director of the Center for the Study of Genocide and Human Rights and a professor of anthropology at Rutgers University. He has served as the president of the International Association of Genocide Scholars and the UNESCO Chair in Genocide Prevention. Hinton is a prolific author an
The appointment comes as relations between the two countries have hit a low after Hun Sen accused Washington of sponsoring a plot to overthrow him by supporting the CNRP.
As Laos finally succumbs to pressure for rethink on hydropower projects, victims count the cost.
Prime Minister Hun Sen, who has ruled Cambodia for over 33 years, remains defiant.
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