Criticism from locals over what they see as a lack of transparency, as well as confusion over the scale of construction and a growing influx of Chinese migrants.
Category: Myanmar
Nature-based solutions and the Rohingya crisis
The Rohingya refugee crisis not only hurts our dignity as humans, it has also made a deep scar on Bangladesh’s efforts towards environmental conservation.
Rescuing Myanmar From the Chinese Debt Trap
Careful observation of the current administration’s approach to China leads to the conclusion that caution is guiding Myanmar’s strategy.
Indigenous Activists Clash With UN Over Proposed Park
Indigenous activists fear the conservation project also would deny people forced to flee their homes during decades of civil conflict.
‘We want our mountains back’: the fight over Myanmar’s marble hills
Chinese and military-linked companies have plunder the mountain , traditionally sculptors say.
Myanmar In Tight Grip Of China
But how much has Myanmar really learned about China, about its interests in Myanmar, its geopolitical game plan, its economic goals, etc.?
Chinese firms outnumber rivals in Myanmar solar tender
More than half of the 155 bids came from Chinese companies. Thai and local firms made 22 and 21 bids respectively.
Ministry to probe suspected illegal mining in Mon forest
The waste water produced by gold mining damages the environment in neighbouring villages, farmland and rubber plantations.