JJ KimNov 10, 2009 (DVB), A new transport system connecting North East India with the sea via western Burma will damage the lives of hundreds of thousands of civilians and one of the world's few remaining untouched rivers. The bleak assessment was today laid down in a report released by the Arakan Rivers Network (ARN). …
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India lays waste to Burma's untouched rivers
JJ KimNov 10, 2009 (DVB), A new transport system connecting North East India with the sea via western Burma will damage the lives of hundreds of thousands of civilians and one of the world's few remaining untouched rivers. The bleak assessment was today laid down in a report released by the Arakan Rivers Network (ARN). …
China begins construction of Burma oil port
Nov 3, 2009 (DVB), Construction has begun on a crude oil port on Burma's western coast that will eventually pump Burma's vast offshore gas reserves to southern China, news sources in China reported. The port is being built by the China National Petroleum Company (CNPC) on Maday Island, off the coast of Burma's western Arakan …
Total and Chevron earn $5bn for Burma junta
Sept 10, 2009 (DVB), The $US5 billion generated for Burma's ruling junta by two of the world's largest oil companies has weakened the impact of sanctions on the regime, according to a report released today. The findings appear to defy attempts by Western nations to boycott the Burmese regime, which is alleged to have siphoned …
Dam forces relocation of 60 villages
Aug 26, 2009 (DVB), Over 60 villages in northern Burma have been ordered by the government to relocate to make way for a new dam on the country's major river, the Irrawaddy. Local sources allege that the township council in Kachin state's capital, Myitkyina, on August 5 summoned authorities from over 60 villages north of …
Commentary: The brief charade of an open trial
Francis WadeMay 21, 2009 (DVB), Yesterday, as diplomats and journalists caught a rare glimpse into the notoriously secretive Burmese judicial system, there was the briefest glimmer of hope that international pressure had finally worked its way to the heart of Burma's ruling junta. With growing numbers of world leaders, including the normally reluctant Association of …