“We talked about the Belt and Road and development projects. But we didn’t say we would not oppose the Myitsone project,” KSDT chairman said. “The Kachin people won’t change their minds.”
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40 mining blocks wait for recommendation from respective regions, states to operate
“We also seek opinions from the local people,” says permanent secretary of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation.
Turning Bio-Waste to a Bio-Economy in Myanmar’s Ayeyarwady Delta
Initial value chain analysis shows these low-value bi-products can be used to make higher value products that can increase the income of rice farmers and millers and provide affordable energy to the wider region.
Electrifying Myanmar
Dams, natural gas or solar? Myanmar’s electricity demand is forecasted to be 15 gigawatts by 2030, a fivefold increase from current levels.
Myanmar residents object to development of Dawei beach, islands.
Residents, civil society groups and a local political party have submitted their objections to proposals by four companies for the development of three islands and a huge stretch of beach in Dawei,
Residents call for end to mining activities in Myanmar’s Kachin State
Some researchers say they found dumped chemical packaging from mining operations in the area, which caused nearby land to dry up and affected the environment.
IFC report recommends alternatives to high-risk Myitsone
A government-sponsored study warned against restarting the highly controversial Myitsone dam and recommended alternatives to develop the country’s hydropower sector.
The misrule of Myanmar’s Inle Lake
Inle Lake and its mismanagement is a case study in the limits of devolution under the 2008 Constitution, and the dispossession of ethnic communities.