Private oil wells seized for Chinese company
Nov 19, 2009 (DVB), Private oil wells and farmland in western Burma have been seized by government authorities to ready for exploration by a Chinese oil company, locals said. The[…]
Chinese dam company warns of legal action
Legal consequences may result from cancellation of Myitsone Dam owing to the agreements already made by Burmese government
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Chinese nationals nabbed for mining sandstone in Shan State
Local authorities put a stop to some Chinese mining ventures in the area in 2014 following complaints by local villagers, but illegal operations have continued.
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Australian company buys majority stake in Sagaing mine
Brisbane-based Metro Mining is one of the first Western mining companies to invest in Burma since a revised mining law was introduced late last year.
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Chinese ambassador’s Kachin visit sparks Myitsone protests
Kachin NGOs react to China’s perceived attempt to resurrect Myitsone dam project.
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Latpadaung death ‘senseless’, says Chinese mining firm
Chinese firm Wanbao extends ‘deepest sympathies and heartfelt condolences’ to deceased Ma Khin Win’s family, following fatal shooting at Latpadaung copper mine protest site.
Chinese firm to build platforms for Zawtika gas field
A Chinese Offshore Oil Engineering Company has been contracted to build US$367 million well-head platforms for the Zawtika gas field in Burma’s Andaman Sea. The gas field is operated by[…]
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Chinese ‘hostages’ released in Latpadaung
Two Chinese employees of Myanmar Wanbao Mining Copper Ltd who were apprehended and detained by local villagers in Seté on Sunday have been released, the Chinese firm has announced.
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Chinese firm claims Hpa-an locals support cement factory project
Myanmar Jidong Cement Company has countered claims that local communities in Karen State capital Hpa-an are opposed to their building a factory in the area, saying it has the support of the people and that the project will go ahead, pending approval.
Chinese ‘confident’ Burma will re-open Myitsone dam
The Chinese company pushing to restart the controversial Myitsone dam in Kachin state is confident that Burma’s new democratic leadership, including Aung San Suu Kyi, will back the project.
Protests against controversial Chinese copper mine resume
Local villagers and activists resumed their demonstrations against a Chinese-backed copper mine in central Burma on Wednesday, as anger continues to grow over the government’s failure to address community grievances over the project
Shan militia frees Chinese workers
Unidentified group releases kidnapped engineers and claims action was in protest against massive dam on the Salween River
Missing Chinese engineers feared abducted
Delegation from the Chinese company involved in the Tasang Dam asks Shan State Army to search for the four missing workers
Burma buys bulk Chinese weaponry
Hundreds of heavily armed tanks seen offloaded in a Rangoon port owned by Asia World as latest installment of Chinese weaponry arrives
French company denies ‘surveillance’ support
Alcatel-Lucent denies charges that communications equipment provided to Burmese junta through Asian subsidiary is used to monitor phone calls
Norway divests from company supplying military trucks to Burma
Mar 16, 2009 (DVB), A state-owned Norwegian fund has pulled shares from a company that sells trucks to the Burmese government after it emerged they were being used for military[…]
Russian and Chinese experts visit Tenasserim division
Jan 10, 2008 (DVB), Recent visits by Chinese and Russian agricultural experts to the coastal areas of Tenasserim division have been met with suspicion by the Karen National Union. A[…]
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China pledges, Burma dredges
A Chinese company delivered 19 dredgers to Burma on Saturday to help improve the country’s waterways.
Wanbao supervisor fined for assaulting female employee
Monywa courthouse heard that Mr. Li ordered his subordinate, a Burmese woman named Kyi Kyi May, to stand on one spot for three consecutive working days.
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Locals oppose dam-building on Ngaw Chan Kha
The Ngaw Chan Kha is a tributary of the Mali Kha, one of two rivers that form the source of the Irrawaddy, Burma’s most important waterway
Suu Kyi’s man in Rangoon under fire over transit deal with China
Two deals to import 2,000 buses from China have caused a rift within the National League for Democracy, with Rangoon Division lawmakers questioning its cost and accusing Chief Minister Phyo Min Thein of cronyism and a lack of accountability.
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US lists China among worst for human trafficking; Burma said to improve
The United States places China on its global list of the worst offenders in human trafficking, while Burma is upgraded to the Tier 2 Watch List of nations deserving special scrutiny, from Tier 3, which includes countries not complying with minimum US standards and making no significant effort to do so.
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China’s Silk Road push in Thailand may founder on Mekong row
China’s plan to blast open more of the Mekong River for bigger cargo ships could founder on a remote outcrop of half-submerged rocks that Thai protesters have vowed to protect against Beijing’s economic expansion in Southeast Asia.
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H&M factory in Burma damaged in violent labour dispute
Workers demanding better conditions and benefits have destroyed the production line of a Chinese-owned factory making clothes for Swedish fashion retailer H&M, in one of the most violent labour disputes in Burma in years.
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Myitsone and the failure of China’s ‘anti-ethno-politics’ approach
China’s refusal to acknowledge the ethno-political dimension of opposition to the Myitsone dam could mean that the project is doomed to failure.
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NLD delegates head for China
A delegation of National League for Democracy lawmakers depart on a 10-day study tour in China.
Land grabs rampant in conflict-ridden Kachin State
At the expense of poor farmers, land grabs have been on the rise since conflict re-erupted in Kachin State.
Human Rights Latpadaung Lead Story News Sagaing
Elections in the shadow of the Letpadaung copper mine
On the cusp of the general election, residents in Letpadaung face ongoing health complications and battles with operators of the local mine.
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INTERVIEW: Kachin MP Doi Bu
Doi Bu, joint-secretary of the Unity and Democracy Party of Kachin State, discusses her party’s plans for the upcoming general election in her home state.
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Latpadaung activist Phyu Hnin Htwe walks free
Phyu Hnin Htwe, an ABFSU member and student at Mandalay’s Yadanabon University, walked free from a Sagaing Division courthouse after kidnapping charges against her were dropped.
