Ngwe Pyaw, which means ‘wealthy village’ in Burmese, was founded by the government in May 2014 as a pilot resettlement site. But it is wealthy in name only.
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Thilawa villagers remain in the dark as impact assessment is pledged
Around 4,500 people who are living on land that has been earmarked to be used by the Thilawa Special Economic Zone meet with operators and investors of the project.
CPI cut our rice ration, say anti-dam activists
Two local Kachin women, who have been involved in anti-Myitsone dam activities, say they have had their rice rations cut by CPI, the Chinese backers of the Irrawaddy River hydropower…
Displaced Thilawa villagers descend on Tokyo
A group of residents living in Rangoon’s Thilawa have travelled to Tokyo to lodge a formal complaint to Japan International Corporation Agency.
Living in Limbo
Many displaced residents of the Meikhtila violence last March feel as though they have been forgotten.
Mae Tao Clinic to relocate
The Mae Tao Clinic in Mae Sot will soon be forced to relocate when its land lease expires.