Chinese dam-builders say resumption of the Irrawaddy seven-dam project will bring electricity, revenue, jobs and tourists to the region while a local NGO claims it will destroy the environment and livelihoods, and further fuel the conflict in Kachin State.

  Ups and downs, comings and goings Burma’s currency strengthened slightly by 1 to 2 kyat against the dollar which was buying 967 kyat on Friday...

Thailand’s Energy Minister Pongsak Raktapongpaisal has urged his Burmese counterpart to speed up the US$12-billion Tasang hydroelectric dam project.

The Chinese company pushing to restart the controversial Myitsone dam in Kachin state is confident that Burma’s new democratic leadership, including Aung San Suu Kyi, will back the project.

While the Dawei deep-sea port and industrial zone in southern Burma is said to be on life support, regional economic inertia and Thailand's political landscape may keep the project afloat

Environmental groups demand impact assessments be carried out as bare minimum for existing and future energy projects in Burma