"Cambodians Raise Questions About Angkor Beer's Involvement in Don Sahong Dam", 26 Feb 2016

An attempt by about 100 Cambodian protesters to force the Angkor Beer company to divest its stake in the Don Sahong hydropower plant in Laos fell flat…when company representatives said the brewer has no involvement in the project.

…[A] coalition of environmentalists, young people, and local villagers attempted to submit a petition to the company at its brewery in Sihanoukville, asking the company to withdraw from the project because it could harm fisheries on the Mekong River. The most widely consumed beer in Cambodia, Angkor is a product of the joint Cambodian-Danish concern Cambrew.

According to the petition the dam will affect the flow of the Mekong River, destroy fisheries in the lower Mekong, and affect millions of people in neighboring countries. Meanwhile, civil societies are requesting government intervention in the construction of the dam…

The protesters’ ire centered on Malaysian investor Goh Nan Kioh, who is both a director of Cambrew and head of Mega First, the Malaysian investment company in charge of the dam…

But Angkor Beer executive Chheng Leap told the protesters the company has nothing to do with the dam…