Category: Myanmar
Photo Story: Myanmar’s Chindwin River Basin
Fifty percent of the basin is covered by 14 of the country’s Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs). Only a quarter of this area, however, is classified as protected.
More power projects under way
There are 10.877 million households in Myanmar. Till November, 2018, only 4.709 million households (43 per cent) have electricity access.
Since economic and political reforms began in Myanmar in 2011, one of the most controversial projects in the country has been the Letpadaung Copper Mine
Anger remains for Letpadaung villagers
Opium, coffee and the politics of foreign aid
This is because the UN agency encourages farmers to produce for the mass market coffer. For smallholders this coffee simply does not make enough money.
New industrial zone proposed northwest of Yangon
The creation of the industrial zone is expected to require investments totaling US$500 million and is projected to create 100,000 jobs
Controversial aquaculture projects threaten Myanmar’s remaining mangroves
80 percent of Myanmar’s mangroves are gone. In addition to illegal logging of mangroves for charcoal and firewood, aquaculture is a recent development that also threatens mangrove ecosystems.
Aung San Suu Kyi Returns From China With 1 Billion Yuan Grant
Grant for projects to improve people’s livelihoods, studies for major projects and humanitarian assistance for people displaced by civil war in northern Myanmar.