‘No place for dirty coal in Burma’: activists

KNU demands survey of Tavoy road
Armed group says it will continue to resist the deep-sea port project until it is convinced of minimal impact on civilians Tavoy natives fear deep-sea port impacts
Local residents in southern Burma’s Tenasserim Division who are facing possible relocation to make way for Dawei [Tavoy] deep-sea port project construction held a press conference in Rangoon yesterday. Thai firm to explore wind energy in Burma
Thai-backed venture in southeastern region would be Burma's first sustainable energy project, but majority of produce destined for Thailand India-backed dam ‘to displace 45,000’
Demonstrators gather outside Indian parliament to protest Indiai's financing of Tamanthi dam, which will flood an area the size of Delhi ‘Yellow rain’ fuels chemical weapons fears
Several reports from civilian areas in Kachin state claim a yellow substance that fell from the sky caused burn holes through vegetation Southeast Asia floods take 1,000 lives
Fatalities from flooding across Southeast Asia top 1,000 as 533 are confirmed dead in Thailand and Cambodia's suffering continues Gold digging takes toll on Irrawaddy river
Kachin residents say intensive panning along crucial waterway is causing illnesses among locals and rapid destruction of river banks Japan told to gauge human cost of dam
Environmental group urges Tokyo to investigate history of rights abuses surrounding dam project that Japan may resume financing of Global bid to end tiger trade launched
Burma among four countries billed as transit routes for tiger trafficking as Interpol launches worldwide bid to protect threatened animal Burma seeks help with green technologies
Environment minister says developed countries could help shift Burma away from its dependency on non-renewable energies

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