China is pushing nations into projects that threaten to create unsustainable debt burden for those countries.
Category: Myanmar
China’s Myanmar bonanza sans responsibility
There are still issues waiting to be solved, such as land compensation to communities, safety concerns, and ecological restoration at the project site: activists
Mekong countries to seek sustainable tourism by training Cultural Heritage Specialist Guides
Mekong officials will meet for the first time for training specialist guides and developing relevant policies for cultural heritage
ASEAN ministers to meet in Laos to discuss disaster management
ASEAN ministers to meet on disaster management in Luang Prabang with focus on the need to prepare resources in readiness for preparedness.
Belt and Road shields Myanmar from Beijing’s capital crackdown
The sectors targeted by the restriction do not concern investment projects here, which are mostly infrastructure and energy-related.
The Lancang-Mekong cooperation framework: China’s real motivation
There are several reasons why China finally takes part in a cooperation framework with the lower Mekong countries. One of them is allow China to enter a ‘damage control’ diplomacy.
Burning coal chokes residents, pollutes river near Tanintharyi mine; government slow to respond
“People are suffering from dizziness and vomiting because of the foul smell of the coal smoke,” says local youth organization.
Mind the hype: Despite huge potential, solar energy in SE Asia is behind a cloud
Sunny Southeast Asia has double the solar energy potential of Northern Europe, but the market hype is not living up to the reality on the ground.
Myanmar renews SEZ push
Three special economic zones underpin plans to expand manufacturing to spur economic development, but Dawei in particular has languished for years.
FIDH report warns of “potential land conflict epidemic”
The compensation rate is only 6 percent of the market price. This is not business. This is robbery, states the International Federation for Human Rights.