11.   Dokan is the site of a major dam that controls the water and power supplies to the region.

12.   Floods in a city in northwestern Mozambique worsened Tuesday after a major dam opened more floodgates to relieve the pressure on its walls.

13.   Irrigation officials say the only way to ease the water shortage is to have the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand release more water from major dams.

14.   Pentagon gunmen kidnapped four Chinese nationals in June and August, disrupting a major dam project where the victims worked as engineers.

15.   The department has reported shrinking water reserves in major dams, including Bhumibol and Sirikit, even as the demand for water increases with each plunge of the currency.

16.   The levels of many major dams in the region are already low, prompting concerns there will be insufficient water for dry season cultivation.

17.   Unless plenty of rain falls by mid-May, water levels at a major dam in arid northeastern Thailand will sink below critical levels, a dam official said Monday.

18.   Laotian Prime Minister Khamtay Siphandone met here Wednesday with French President Jacques Chirac primarily to discuss French participation in a major dam project, French government sources said.