A new draft of Burma’s Electricity Bill is under final revision by relevant ministers and the lower house Natural Resources and Environmental Preservation Committee (NREPC), before submission to the ninth session of parliament this week.
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Mon Youths Gather for Second Annual Political Forum
The 2nd Mon Youth Conference began today and will continue until Friday, Jan. 29. 180 young people — ranging from high school and university students to civically-engaged young people from across Mon State — will congregate in a region controlled by the New Mon State Party. The conference will incorporate the Mon diaspora from across …
Four more ministers’ resignations in Magwe, Bago regions confirmed
President Htin Kyaw has accepted the resignations of four ministers in the cabinets of the Bago and Magwe governments, bringing to at least seven the number of ministers from state and regional administrations to depart their posts so far this year.
Hundreds of CSOs demand safe, sustainable energy plan
A coalition of 422 civil society and environmental groups are calling on the government to halt all proposed coal and large-scale hydropower projects, citing a raft of negative impacts on vulnerable local communities.
Trump win puts China in climate leadership role
With a climate-change denier soon to move into the White House, China is now in a position to become the global leader on the issue.
SEZ managers must be versed in rights
In August, Burma’s newly elected government overhauled the senior figures heading the administrative framework for governing Special Economic Zones (SEZs). Union Vice-President Henry Van Thio replaces former president Thein Sein as chairperson of the SEZ Central Body, responsible for determining policies to promote foreign investment and rapid economic growth through the creation of SEZs. One …