But any decision to go ahead with the project will be seen in Myanmar as caving in to Chinese pressure—and hence, undermining Myanmar’s sovereignty.
Category: Myanmar
54 Jade Miners Feared Dead in Landslide in Myanmar’s Hpakant
The miners, who were employed by three separate mining companies, were buried along with their equipment when a lake of cast-off earth and water collapse.
Forest Dept seizes 30,000 tonnes of timber
Most of the timber was intercepted at checkpoints as it was being transported.
Thousands in Myanmar Protest to Demand Myitsone Dam Project be Scrapped
More than 8,000 residents of Waingmaw township in Myanmar’s Kachin state protested on Monday to call for a complete halt to the controversial Myitsone dam project.
Anti-Myitsone Campaign to Ask Citizens to Pay $1 Each to Compensate China
Prominent civil society leaders, environmentalists and film stars have announced a “One Dollar” campaign to collect money from the public to compensate China in exchange for scrapping the controversial Myitsone Dam
Myanmar cardinal warns of ‘catastrophe’ if China-backed dam project continues
Bo said the Asian giant “can contribute to the welfare of the millions by stopping this dam initiative once and for all” and “really help our poor in many other ways.”
Myanmar farmers banned from planting crops near Chinese pipeline
Myanmar farmers have been barred for five years from planting crops along the route of a Chinese oil and gas line and are protesting new requests by an affiliate of the pipeline company to take control of the adjoining land.