SINGAPORE/BANGKOK -- On ridges in the remote highlands of southern Laos, 133 wind turbines began spinning last month, powering what has become Southeast Asia's largest onshore wind farm.

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SINGAPORE/BANGKOK -- On ridges in the remote highlands of southern Laos, 133 wind turbines began spinning last month, powering what has become Southeast Asia's largest onshore wind farm.