2007

fon-luang — by admin — last modified 2007-03-28 04:44

 

Junta takes action against bush burners — by admin — last modified 2007-03-28 04:49

Some 60 swidden farmers are being held at police stations in eastern Shan State following the order from Lt-Gen Kyaw Win, who visited the area, 12-17 March, according to sources coming to the border.

Piya — by admin — last modified 2007-06-22 06:29

 

salween — by admin — last modified 2007-06-22 06:30

 

Activists Believe Thailand Continues Involvement With Salween Dam Projects — by admin — last modified 2007-06-22 06:34

A report that Thailand is not looking to Burma for energy needs is receiving skeptical reactions from Salween Watch activists, who assert that companies from Thailand have already signed agreements with Burma for the joint development of a 7,110 MW dam at Tasang, which carries grave implications for peoples of Shan State.

Images — by admin — last modified 2007-10-11 03:47

 

Dam project suspended, junta hits pay dirt — by admin — last modified 2007-10-11 03:57

The good news is that the 780 Yeywa dam project in Mandalay division, opposed by environmentalists, has been put on hold indefinitely, but the bad news is that Burma's universally detested military regime has struck a super-rich vein of gold in the area, according to a businessman coming from Mandalay.

Dam on the Irrawaddy: No more rice bowl for Burma, say activists — by admin — last modified 2007-10-22 10:31

Not only will the 10,505 people in the Kachin State be the only losers at the completion of the dam on the Irrawaddy, Burma’s principal river, but at least a population over 3 million at its delta where 60% of Burma’s rice is being produced will be badly affected, according to a report which was launched today by the Chiangmai-based Kachin Development Networking Group (KDNG).

Protest against dam projects in Burma — by admin — last modified 2007-12-03 10:36

The environmental activists from organizations and individuals today staged a protest against dam projects in Burma in front of the Chinese consulate in Chiang Mai, urging the Chinese government to regulate dam projects in Burma.

A convenient truth for the senior general — by admin — last modified 2007-12-24 03:56

I can’t say I understood most of the things Al Gore, who “used to be the next president of the United States of America,” said in his global warning documentary on global warming, “An inconvenient truth,” though I watched it twice.