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Arakanese activists call for local ownership of natural resources
Activists from Arakan State say they hope Burma’s incoming government will reevaluate projects that do little to benefit local populations.
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Arakanese call for a share of natural resources profits
A petition campaign led by the RNDP has been launched in Arakan state calling for an equitable distribution of benefits from the region’s natural resources.
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Arakan petition calls for local control of resources
An Arakanese civil society group says that 300,000 people in Arakan State have signed a petition calling for greater control over resource extraction in the impoverished region.
Arakan CBOs demand halt to all natural resource extraction projects
An umbrella group of political and civic Arakanese groups issue a statement demanding a halt to all natural resource extraction projects in Arakan state until a genuine federal system is implemented in Burma.
Burma fails on natural resource governance: report
Burma has the worst record on natural resource governance in the entire world, according to a new international study, which activists on Thursday described as a “warning” to global investors eyeing oil and gas deals in the country
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DVB Business Debate: The Kachin conflict’s economic effects
In this DVB Business Debate, our panelists consider the Kachin conflict’s implications for business, in a region rich in natural resources and bordering the economic powerhouse China to the north.
New Electricity Bill stresses environmental protection
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.
Japan looks to Burma for rare earths
Tussles with China push Japan to diversify supply of natural resources crucial to the country’s lucrative development of electronic devices
US rep says China ‘stealing Burma’
Congressman warns that Burma could be lost to China ‘for generations to come’ as a power grab ‘depletes’ Burma’s natural resources
The jade scramble: Life at the bottom of the mines
Three years since the jade trade was revealed to be worth 31 billion dollars, questions still abound about what improvements have been made by Aung San Suu Kyi’s government to share these revenues.
Oil refinery zone to be permitted in Magwe Division
A new oil refinery zone is to be built in Magwe Division, a regional government minister announced this week.
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Over 1,000 miners ‘freed’ by Burmese army in Tanai
Reports are emerging of food and water shortages at the mines, and accusations that Burmese soldiers forced the families to act as “human shields”.
Irrawaddy Division Lead Story News Politics
Agriculture secretary appointed Irrawaddy Region’s new chief minister
“I did not expect to be appointed chief minister,” he said. “If anything, I thought I might one day become a minister for agriculture.”
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.
Reshuffle in cabinets of state and regional governments
Changes to government leadership are afoot in some parts of Burma as multiple ministers appointed by the National League for Democracy at the state- and region-level have tendered their resignations in recent days.
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Rakhine minister ousted for ‘failing to perform his duties’
The municipal affairs minister for Rakhine State, Min Aung, was yesterday voted out of office by his peers at an emergency session of the state parliament in Sittwe.
Chin State, marked by change, looks to hold on to its roots
“At the age of 10, I got my tattoos,” says Ma Lha Sen.
Arakan crisis dents Burma’s hopes of Western investment boom
Western trade and investment in Burma is small, but there were hopes that reforms would prise open an economy stunted by international sanctions and decades of mismanagement under military rule. That now appears to be on hold.
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UN envoy discusses refugee repatriation issues in Karen State
Karen CSOs highlight human rights issues and other matters relating to the repatriation of refugees in meeting with Yanghee Lee.
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Screening of film on jade trade’s ills blocked in Rangoon
An international corruption watchdog was barred Wednesday from officially launching a short film that asserts both the military and armed ethnic militias remain complicit in perpetuating abuses and misgovernance in[…]
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The fight against elephant poaching in Pegu Range
Elephant poaching in Burma is on the rise amid an increasing demand for ivory and other products made from elephant parts, such as its skin, which is used in traditional medicine.
Chin Environment Lead Story News
Efforts to change Chin farming habits seek to slow harmful deforestation
Can Chin State’s farmers move away from shifting cultivation and embrace sedentary agriculture in time to save the western region’s forests?
Elections Lead Story News Politics
Low voter turnout prevented NLD clean sweep: Win Htein
The NLD won nine of 19 vacant seats at this weekend’s by-elections, largely failing to recreate the landslide victory it enjoyed at the polls in 2015.
Dawei Development Lead Story News
Dawei left high and dry by mining firms
Located in southeastern Burma by the Andaman Sea, Dawei, or Tavoy, is set to be a strategic channel for connecting with trade partners around the South China Sea.
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Tenasserim tin mine allegedly pollutes creek
The Heinda Tin Mine is operated by Myanmar Pongpipat Co Ltd which is owned by a Thai company but registered in Burma.
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Rethinking Burma’s waterways through Foucault’s biopolitics
Perspectives on Burma’s waterways have been polarised into two competing positions: focusing on developing its vast hydropower potential and advocating for local communities’ needs and concerns.
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Diverse perceptions of the Irrawaddy River Valley among its inhabitants
For centuries, the Irrawaddy River has served as Burma’s main riverine artery, but what does the future hold for this important waterway?
Government earns $20 million in Letpadaung mine revenues
A Union minister says the government has netted almost $20 million in revenue from the Letpadaung copper mining project through the first 10 months of the current fiscal year.
Thai companies urged to invest in Burma
The Thai private sector is being urged to set up industrial estates or special economic zones (SEZs) in Burma as the neighbouring country emerges as a magnet for foreign investment.
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NGOs protest IFC’s mega-dam workshops
They volatile situation in the areas in question renders plans for dam construction unsuitable at this time, said one NGO spokesperson.
