FAR EAST CORRESPONDENT — Work on a controversial dam across the Mekong River in northern Laos is still proceeding despite last week’s claims that the project had been postponed, a source said.

The source was speaking after returning from a visit to the Xayaburi dam site organized by the Lao Ministry of Energy and Mines on Monday and Tuesday.

About 70 people took part in the visit including the US, German, French and Cambodian ambassadors in Vientiane as well as Vietnamese and Australian diplomats, the source said.

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