2006

Images — by admin — last modified 2006-01-21 06:28

 

Dams, Diseases, and Displacement: The Potential Public Health Costs of the Salween Dams — by admin — last modified 2006-01-21 06:36

It has often been said that public health can be a thankless line of work: where it is successful, it is largely invisible and ignored. The corollary is that, where systems fail, the results often are catastrophic and incur monumental costs, both to deal with the problem and in its toll on lives. Unfortunately, largely as a result of this circumstance, public health considerations seldom form part of decision-making in public works projects, often with disastrous consequences...

No more teak forest in Shan State — by admin — last modified 2006-03-08 04:52

Logging in Shan State has been carried out by many ceasefire and business groups, it has been causing complete ruin to forests on many parts of Shan State, says a report in mongloi.org, a Shan website...

Karenni greens release report on Salween dams — by admin — last modified 2006-03-15 06:18

Karenni Development Research Group (KDRG) today (14 March) released the report Dammed by Burma's Generals, calling on all foreign investors to stop plans to build dams on the Salween...

Salween dams force hundreds of Karens to leave homes — by admin — last modified 2006-03-20 09:43

Since the beginning of March 2006, more than 500 Karen villagers from Mutraw, Karen State, have fled to Thai-Burmese border after being forced by the Burmese military to build a road for the Salween river dam project, according to one of the environmental activities who has just returned from Karen State...

Butcher of Kengtung palace visits Tasang — by admin — last modified 2006-04-10 07:23

One of Burma's top generals flew over to visit one of the 4-controversial Salween dam sites at Tasang in Shan State last week amid reports that Burma has signed an agreement with a Thai firm to build a 7,110 megawatt hydropower plant there, according to Thai and Shan sources...

China cashes in on Hutgyi — by admin — last modified 2006-06-28 12:01

China and Thailand have recently signed an MOU for joint investment in the construction of the $ 1 billion Hutgyi dam....