YANGON—Villagers residing on the site of the initial phase of the Dawei Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Tanintharyi Division cautiously welcomed a recent agreement by Thailand and Myanmar to resume the project’s initial phase and upgrade a highway leading to the location, saying their homes are almost entirely lacking in basic services. Early this month, […]
Dawei SEZ is for the few, not the many
February 23, 2018 by
A few elites will benefit from reviving Dawei SEZ, but what about the rest? Civil society organisations demand authorities to halt the controversial Dawei project and rethink. CIVIL society organisations have demanded the authorities to reconsider the plans to revive the controversial Dawei Special Economic Zone (SEZ). They argued that a site-wide environment impact assessment […]
Thai coal mine’s emissions under fire in Tanintharyi
September 18, 2017 by
Local residents adversely affected by emissions from a coal mine project of Thai companies in Tanintharyi Region have urged the Thai authorities to take action against the firm, a local youth group told The Myanmar Times. The residents filed a complaint on Monday before the Thailand National Human Rights Commission to air their grievances against […]
Tanintharyi Officials say Work on Dawei SEZ Could Restart
February 2, 2017 by
Plodding progress is being made on the long-delayed Dawei Special Economic Zone, according to Tanintharyi Region government officials, who are hoping the project will restart soon. Regional government officials visited Japan last month to discuss that country’s potential participation in the SEZ and reported strong interest. Tanintharyi Region Chief Minister Daw Lae Lae Maw […]
The fight for resources in Myanmar’s deep south
May 30, 2016 by
Tanintharyi Region, the southern tip of Myanmar, abounds with natural resources and the problems associated with them. Residents in the isolated region face over-mining by foreign companies, the proposed development of a deep-sea port, an oil refinery and a special economic zone, mechanised farming of rubber and palm oil, an illegal trade in timber, overfishing, […]
Locals fearful as Myanmar’s Dawei project nears green light
April 3, 2015 by
New port zone could revitalise trade in Asean, but at a high cost Ma Nu May and her husband started a small cashew farm near the coastal town of Dawei in southern Myanmar seven years ago, but life in the past two years has been far from peaceful. Most of her cashew trees are still […]
