An Arakanese civil society group says that 300,000 people in Arakan State have signed a petition calling for greater control over resource extraction in the impoverished region.
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Kyaukphyu farmers spurn compensation, say CNPC trying to trick them
Twenty-one local farmers spurn a compensation ceremony in Kyaukphyu, Arakan State, when they find that the event was being staged to conclude the matter without attempting to rectify damage to…
Maday islanders see the light
Maday islanders now have access to four hours of electricity per day, after campaigning for compensation from the China National Petroleum Corporation.
Maday islanders complain of broken promises on electricity
Residents of Maday are complaining that they still have not been provided the 24-hour electricity service promised to them last year.
Pipeline arson suspects charged in western Burma
Seventeen labourers in Burma’s western Arakan State have been charged with arson, aggravated trespassing and abetting crime for alleged involvement in a fire at a relay station along the Shwe…
EITI: Getting Burma rigged for extractive surge
At its best, the EITI could temper irresponsible partners and federal misuse of funds. It could also add legitimacy to a windfall of investments in places and economies that many…