Deputy Minister: Upper Yeywa Dam Construction Will Continue, Despite Public Objection
The Union Deputy Minister for Electricity and Energy said ‘the people don’t need to worry too much.’ Burma’s government will allow continued construction of a...
Shan State Locals, MPs Call For Halt to Hydropower Projects on Namtu River
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The demands are in opposition to the Upper Yeywa Dam, which expected to drown a village and hundreds of acres of farmland. Executive members...
Conservation of Inle Lake running out of time?
When the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in June 2015 designated Inle Lake as Myanmar’s first Biosphere Reserve under the framework...
Flooding Displaces More Than 200 People, Damages Paddy Fields in Lashio
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Those fleeing rising water levels in northern Shan State are seeking refuge in local monasteries and with relatives. More than 200 people have been forced...
Ethnic customary law in the light of land confiscation
On July 17, Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on the government for compensation of illegally confiscated land, and urged to enact laws to protect...
Following Heavy Rains, Lashio Man Swept Away in Stream Still Missing
The man had attempted to drive across a bridge inundated with water. A Lashio man who was swept away by rising waters as he attempted...
Mong Hpyak Locals to Petition Union Govt to Halt Australian Gold Mining Venture
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Eastern Shan State residents have opposed the project since meeting company reps last year, saying it will destroy 140,000 acres of paddy fields. Residents of...
Genetically Modified Organism: Where Myanmar stands
Lately, a piece of news came up in the local press on the much talked about and debated genetically modified organism (GMO) issue in...
Air pollution from Hsipaw coalmine affecting health
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Residents in the northern Shan State township of Hsipaw have been struck by respiratory ailments and other health issues, including 10 cases of tuberculosis...
Coalmine has no impact, says natural resources minister
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Burma’s Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation Ohn Win told parliament on Wednesday that a controversial coalmining project in Mong Kung Township, southern...