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    UN envoy discusses refugee repatriation issues in Karen State
    July 18, 2017in Karen, Lead Story, News, Refugees22by NAW NOREEN / DVB
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    UN envoy discusses refugee repatriation issues in Karen State

    Karen CSOs highlight human rights issues and other matters relating to the repatriation of refugees in meeting with Yanghee Lee.

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    Salween documentary warns of mass flooding
    September 28, 2016in Electricity, Environment, Lead Story, News415by LIBBY HOGAN / DVB
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    Salween documentary warns of mass flooding

    A series of small islands on the Salween River is at risk of ‘going under’ if construction of a hydro-power dam goes ahead as planned, says a local NGO.

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    Shan groups warn Salween dam could fuel conflict
    August 24, 2016in Conflict, Environment, Lead Story, News92by LIBBY HOGAN / DVB
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    Shan groups warn Salween dam could fuel conflict

    Shan community groups are calling for the suspension of a Chinese-backed dam on the Salween River that they say risks exacerbating conflict and environmental problems.

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    Shan activists call on Suu Kyi to halt Salween dams
    August 18, 2016in Environment, Lead Story, News247by DVB
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    Shan activists call on Suu Kyi to halt Salween dams

    Shan civil society organisations have renewed their call for a halt to plans to build a series of hydropower dams along the Salween River.

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    Suu Kyi to sign deals with China on bridge, hospitals
    August 18, 2016in Foreign Affairs, International Relations, Lead Story, News132by AUNG HLA TUN / REUTERS
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    Suu Kyi to sign deals with China on bridge, hospitals

    Burma and China are set to sign deals to build hospitals in Burma’s two largest cities and a strategic bridge near their shared border.

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    ‘Conservation has to be inclusive’
    July 15, 2016in Environment, Karen, Lead Story, News80by LIBBY HOGAN / DVB
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    ‘Conservation has to be inclusive’

    KESAN’s Saw Alex Htoo grew up along the Salween River in Karen State. He talks to DVB about the current threats people and wildlife face with new hydropower projects proposed…

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