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China silent to appeals from across the globe to halt dam on Irrawaddy River Print E-mail
Tuesday, 02 March 2010 00:00
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March 2, 2010
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China silent to appeals from across the globe to halt dam on Irrawaddy River
 

Ignoring its stated commitments to social responsibility in foreign investment projects, the Chinese government has failed to reply to numerous public appeals from affected peoples and petitions submitted by overseas Kachin to Chinese embassies in five countries to stop the Irrawaddy-Myitsone dam project in Kachin State, Burma.
 
Black day for Burma’s Irrawaddy: junta ministers host Myitsone dam “celebration” Print E-mail
Monday, 21 December 2009 00:00
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December 21, 2009

Black day for Burma’s Irrawaddy: junta ministers host Myitsone dam “celebration”

Hundreds of local villagers were forced to greet the Minister of Electric Power and Minister of Energy today at an official “celebration” ceremony to launch the construction of China’s Myitsone dam, which will block the Irrawaddy River for the first time and impact millions living along Burma’s main waterway.
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Communities stand up against Chinese dams on Burma’s Irrawaddy Print E-mail
Tuesday, 27 October 2009 00:00

Open defiance against Chinese dams in military-ruled Burma surfaced this month as dam construction and a forced relocation process began in the country’s northern Kachin State. Click for English | Burmese | Chinese press release.
 
51 groups from Burma urge Thailand to stop building dams in Salween war zones Print E-mail


 
Renewed fighting and refugee influx a wake-up call to Chinese dam-builders-September 1, 2009 Print E-mail


 
New report reveals human costs of planned Salween mega-dam in war-torn Shan State-August 4, 2009 Print E-mail


 
Burma regime turns on the lights for ASEAN Energy Ministers but not for Its own People Print E-mail


 
New Bulletin Exposes China's Expanding Influence Along Burma's Mekong - April 9, 2009 Print E-mail


 
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