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Journalists receive prison sentences for “incitement”; International development group divests from Yoma Bank
FROM THE DVB NEWSROOM
Journalists receive prison sentences for “incitement”
Two Myanmar Pressphoto Agency (MPA) journalists, along with seven others anti-coup protesters, have been sentenced by...
Suu Kyi’s man in Rangoon under fire over transit deal with China
Two deals to import 2,000 buses from China have caused a rift within the National League for Democracy, with Rangoon Division lawmakers questioning its cost and accusing Chief Minister Phyo Min Thein of cronyism and a lack of accountability.
Rural Burma still lit by candles, kerosene and batteries
Generators are expensive. Pact says one hour of diesel power in rural Burma costs roughly the same as 24 hours of power in Rangoon.
Hydro workshops, assessment not a green light for development
The ongoing Strategic Environmental Assessment of the hydropower sector in Myanmar does not determine the fate of planned or future hydropower projects and rather is a tool for decision-makers to be better informed of countrywide environmental and social risks.
Protesters rail against hydropower as sectoral workshop held in Myitkyina
Activists and members of the public in Myitkyina staged a protest on Tuesday against hydroelectric dam proposals as a workshop was being held in the Kachin State capital to discuss issues surrounding these often contentious developments.
NGOs protest IFC’s mega-dam workshops
They volatile situation in the areas in question renders plans for dam construction unsuitable at this time, said one NGO spokesperson.
