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Salween documentary warns of mass flooding
A series of small islands on the Salween River is at risk of ‘going under’ if construction of a hydro-power dam goes ahead as planned, says a local NGO.
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Burma’s businesses still lack transparency: MCRB
The Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business has found that the majority of domestic firms are unwilling or unable to disclose information on their own human rights standards.
Communal Violence Law Lead Story News
Burma calls on UN to respect its sovereignty
Responding to this week’s UN resolution on Burma which urged Naypyidaw to grant citizenship to the country’s Rohingya community, presidential spokesman Ye Htut hit back, calling on the world body to respect Burma’s sovereignty.
Protestors close rally sites near Latpadaung mine
Protestors camped out near a controversial copper mine in central Burma shut down their demonstration sites over the weekend after receiving warnings from municipal authorities late last week
Kachin IDPs ‘suffering food shortage, disease’
Report finds evidence that the thousands of Kachin war victims not being supported by the UN are in desperate need of aid
Energy projects ‘fuelling’ border fighting
Environmental group says clashes in Burma’s northern and eastern border regions is intended to secure lucrative dam sites
Shale gas in Karen state?
Singaporean companies allegedly looking at involvement in controversial shale gas and oil project in Burma’s volatile eastern Karen state
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Dawei SEZ destroying local economy, says women’s group
The the presence of the project is already undermining local agricultural and fishing livelihoods, a new report by the Tavoyan Women’s Union claims.
Thilawa residents draw lots for ‘substitute’ lands
A ceremony was held on Wednesday in Rangoon’s Thanlyin township as lots were drawn by local residents to give them substitute plots of land to compensate for land acquired to build the Thilawa Special Economic Zone.
