A United Nations investigator is calling for international coordinated action to stem abuse by Myanmar’s military leaders against its people. In a report to the U.N. Human Rights Council, the U.N. special rapporteur lists measures for bringing the country’s generals into compliance with international human rights norms.
Category: Myanmar
Solar energy and regional coordination as a feasible alternative to large hydropower in Lower Mekong
We demonstrate that Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia have tangible opportunities for meeting projected electricity demand and CO2 emission targets with less hydropower than currently planned—options range from halting the construction of all dams in the Lower Mekong to building 82% of the planned ones.
Xi Says China doesn’t bully other Countries: Myanmar’s people know better
Beijing, however, does not protect military regimes for free. It has had a lot of control over Myanmar under military rule, and it is Myanmar’s people who have suffered the consequences. To name a few examples, Myanmar has come very close to losing Myitsone, the confluence of the Mali and N’mai rivers in Kachin State that forms the source of the Ayeyarwady River. In this location, China still plans to complete a mega hydropower project that was halted in 2011 due to public opposition.
Myanmar Junta Invites Bids for New Solar Power Projects
The military regime is seeking tenders to implement 12 solar power projects to raise foreign currency, with some 40 firms including Thai and Chinese companies planning to make bids.
The 5Rs in Myanmar
This primer is about ‘the 5Rs’ and land and natural resource politics. The 5Rs is a set of five principles: Recognition, Restitution, Redistribution, Regeneration, and Representation/Resistance. The primer briefly explores the idea of a working people’s program on land and natural resources in Myanmar based on these five principles in the context of a future federal democratic system.
As the West leaves a void in Myanmar, China ignores its own advice to invest
While China’s official guidelines have previously cautioned against investing in conflict zones, the temptations in Myanmar are strong. Indeed, under the junta, joint development projects appear to be accelerating.
Myanmar’s warring military and rebels find common ground in corrupt jade trade
A new investigation from watchdog group Global Witness reports that jade mining is a major source of income for both the Myanmar military and armed ethnic groups, fueling conflict in the country.
Water shortages hit Magway villages – Podcast
Villages across central Myanmar report water shortages. Access to water has been hampered by drought and water donors are impacted by COVID-19 travel restrictions.
Deforestation of endangered wildlife habitat continues to surge in southern Myanmar
New satellite data show deforestation activity spiking in many parts of Kawthoung, and they appear to be growing in intensity, with more than 12,000 deforestation alerts detected the week of May 31 – quadruple the average of years past.