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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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Salween dam assessment continues, despite opposition
Activists say an environmental and social impact assessment for the proposed Naung Pha dam is being carried out without a public announcement to avoid protests that have plagued other dam projects.
Conflict Environment Lead Story News
Shan groups warn Salween dam could fuel conflict
Shan community groups are calling for the suspension of a Chinese-backed dam on the Salween River that they say risks exacerbating conflict and environmental problems.
Shan activists call on Suu Kyi to halt Salween dams
Shan civil society organisations have renewed their call for a halt to plans to build a series of hydropower dams along the Salween River.
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Suu Kyi urged not to back Salween dams
Environmentalists and community groups are calling on Aung San Suu Kyi not to commit to plans to build dams on the Salween River when she meets with Thai officials this week.
Environment Lead Story News Video
The Last Undammed River – Saving the Salween
A new documentary from DVB examines efforts to save one of Asia’s last freely flowing rivers from the potentially devastating impact of planned mega-dams.
Development Electricity Environment Lead Story News Shan
Reward and ruin on the Salween River
The Mong Ton dam, proposed for construction along the Salween River, has been pitched as a sustainable way of providing electricity to citizens. But local communities remain skeptical of the benefits.
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Burma, Thailand, China sign MoU for Salween dam
Thailand, China and Burma are expected to sign a memorandum of understanding for the development of the Mong Ton hydropower project Salween River this year.
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Stop Salween dams, say 34,000 people in Burma
To mark the International Day of Action for Rivers, 14 March, several coordinated demonstrations sprung up along the channel, with locals from all over Burma uniting to demand suspension of the six dams planned for the Salween, one of the last and longest free-flowing rivers in the world.
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Not enough info about Salween dam, say Shans in eastern Burma
The Shan Human Rights Foundation (SHRF), an advocacy group representing the ethnic minority, has called for the immediate suspension of the Kunlong dam, which they say has led to massive uncompensated land seizures, human rights abuse and military occupation.
Thailand must suspend Salween River dams, warn activists
Environmental activists on Tuesday called on Thailand to suspend two controversial dam projects in Burma’s conflict-torn border regions until the country’s ethnic conflicts are resolved.
189 groups urge halt to ‘intimidating’ Salween dam
Nov 23, 2009 (DVB), Burmese and Thai activists today urged both the Thai premier and a regional human rights body to cancel plans for a dam on the Salween river[…]
Dams on Burma’s Salween will destroy lives, warn Mon youths
May 08, 2007 (DVB)
Karen Lead Story News Refugees
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.
Karenni NGO calls for withdrawal of govt forces, highlights refugee concerns
KCSN calls for a withdrawal of government forces; the cessation of mega-development projects; and adequate humanitarian assistance for Karenni refugees.
Ethnic issues Lead Story Mon News
Sign erected naming Mon State bridge after Aung San as controversy persists
Burmese authorities on Thursday put up a signboard naming a newly constructed bridge in Mon State after the late General Aung San, a controversial designation that has been met with protests by local residents.
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Reservoir leakage rumours spark fears in Pyay
“We went to the reservoir and saw soil sliding down. Water was leaking under the wall,” said local villager.
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Ethnic communities protest dams risking lives, cultures and environments
Ethnic communities across Burma are raising their voices to strongly oppose plans by the Burma government and the global hydropower industry to build large dams that threaten to destroy their lives and livelihoods.
Tussle over Mon State bridge continues with revived naming bid
A proposal to name a new bridge across the Salween River in Mon State after Burma’s independence hero, General Aung San, was accepted for discussion by Parliament’s Lower House on Tuesday.
Analysis Contributor Lead Story Opinion
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.
Second suspect arrested in case of Ko Ni’s killing
A second suspect has been arrested in connection with the high-profile assassination of Ko Ni, a top legal adviser for the ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) party, Burma’s President’s Office announced Friday night.
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Hydro workshops, assessment not a green light for development
The ongoing Strategic Environmental Assessment of the hydropower sector in Myanmar does not determine the fate of planned or future hydropower projects and rather is a tool for decision-makers to be better informed of countrywide environmental and social risks.
Ethnic issues Lead Story Natural resources News
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.
Electricity Energy Environment Lead Story Natural resources News
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.
Shan State police seize 67kg of heroin hidden under SUV
The police deputy-commander said that drugs are frequently seized at Takaw Bridge, but this was the biggest seizure at that checkpoint so far this year.
Conflict Environment Lead Story News
Karen clashes linked to controversial dam project, say activists
Karen Rivers Watch says recent fighting for control of a road to the site of the controversial Hatgyi hydropower dam is putting a dangerous strain on the ceasefire in Karen State.
Electricity Energy Environment Lead Story News
Chinese newspaper calls Burma hydro dam opposition ‘extreme’
Opposition to Chinese-invested hydropower schemes in Burma is being orchestrated by “extreme” groups, according to an influential Chinese newspaper.
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Suu Kyi seeks win-win deal on China-backed dam
Burma’s State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi told her Chinese hosts on Thursday that her government would try to find a way to resolve the Myitsone dam issue that satisfies both countries.
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Suu Kyi to sign deals with China on bridge, hospitals
Burma and China are set to sign deals to build hospitals in Burma’s two largest cities and a strategic bridge near their shared border.
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‘Conservation has to be inclusive’
KESAN’s Saw Alex Htoo grew up along the Salween River in Karen State. He talks to DVB about the current threats people and wildlife face with new hydropower projects proposed in the area.
