Environment flora and fauna Lead Story News
Environmentalists and community groups are calling on Aung San Suu Kyi not to commit to plans to build dams on the Salween River when she meets with Thai officials this week.
Energy Environment Lead Story News
Activists renew calls to scrap plans for a hydropower dam on the Salween River, as the energy ministers of Burma and Thailand reportedly meet to negotiate a power-purchasing agreement for the project.
Development Electricity Environment Lead Story News Shan
The Mong Ton dam, proposed for construction along the Salween River, has been pitched as a sustainable way of providing electricity to citizens. But local communities remain skeptical of the benefits.
Business Development Electricity Environment Lead Story News
Thailand, China and Burma are expected to sign a memorandum of understanding for the development of the Mong Ton hydropower project Salween River this year.
