Myanmar pins hopes on Chinese investors building a brand new city to entice foreign investment and jobs, but must respond to concerns about transparency and sea-level rise.
Category: Myanmar
ADB approves $195 million financing package for Myanmar
Fund at least 15,000 resilient livelihood subprojects, including climate-smart agriculture, livestock, fisheries, value addition to farm and nonfarm products, marketing, and the acquisition for new skills and employment.
A place where vultures can get proper protection
There are three critically endangered species of vultures in Myanmar. In neighboring countries they are inadvertently poisoned by anti-inflammatory drugs found in livestock carcasses on which they feed.
Groups object to $250m World Bank project
“No one wants economic development more than those of us in conflict zones, but it must be the right kind of development at the right time.”
Myanmar Protesters Block Shan State Minister During Dam Visit
Tthe Shan State minister for electricity and industry, and other members of the Shan government visited Tar Lon villagers. But protesters prevented them from reaching the village, which will be flooded by the dam.
China seeks road, river route via Ayeyarwady for economic corridor
China is planning to build vital trade and logistics links with Myanmar along the Ayeyarwady River as part of the China-Myanmar Economic Corridor (CMEC) to bypass poor road infrastructure.
Speculative Yangon city mega-project draws ‘white elephant’ concerns for Myanmar
“When we look at Chinese investment in our country, the track record is not good. I don’t understand why they want to implement mega projects.”
Myanmar joins regional effort to save helmeted hornbill
The helmeted hornbill is one of the most unique species because of its solid casque, for which it has been hunted, illegally traded, and is in great demand as a material for carved jewellery and other ornaments.
Locals’ Fear of Losing Livelihoods Forces Cancellation of Meeting on Oil and Gas Supply Base Project
Mon people in Ye Township continue to oppose the offshore base proposed to supply fuel for companies extracting oil and gas from undersea deposits.