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NGOs say ethnic areas have no ‘virgin lands’
A coalition of ethnic NGOs says the draft National Land Use Policy is flawed because it overlooks traditional shifting agricultural practices in Burma.
KNU wants genuine peace before dam construction resumes
The Karen National Union say they will not allow the Hatgyi dam on the Salween River in Karen state to resume until a peace agreement has been made.
Thailand must suspend Salween River dams, warn activists
Environmental activists on Tuesday called on Thailand to suspend two controversial dam projects in Burma’s conflict-torn border regions until the country’s ethnic conflicts are resolved.
Karen rebels ordered to leave area near Thai-backed dam
The Burmese army has ordered the Democratic Karen Benevolent Army to move out of an area designated for a Thai-backed hydropower dam in eastern Burma or risk military action, rebels say
Law on free assembly falls short: HRW
Although Burma recently put forth a new law concerning freedom of assembly, right's groups are saying that the legislation is filled with loop holes
Ethnic groups fear increase in abuses
As Burma nudges towards 'opening up', the country's ethnic minorities fear for their own safety as enterprises eye their resource rich regions
