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National Mining Policy Needs Total ‘Rethink,’ Report Finds

March 15, 2018 by Thiha

CHIANG MAI, Thailand — Myanmar needs a new mineral resources policy and fresh laws developed through a transparent and consultative process if the mining sector is ever to be sustainable, the Myanmar Center for Responsible Business (MCRB) said at the launch of a sector-wide impact assessment (SWIA) report on March 8. The fourth SWIA based […]

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Locals Upset Over IFC Meeting Regarding Salween Hydropower Project

January 25, 2018 by thiha

MANDALAY — Action for Shan State Rivers (ASSR) said on Monday that locals were saddened by the meeting of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) concerning the controversial hydropower projects on the Salween River in Shan State. “Despite disagreements, the IFC held a stakeholder discussion in Taunggyi on Monday, without representatives of impacted locals or local […]

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Myanmar opens door for Aust mining

July 24, 2015 by Thiha

A burst of $US3.6 billion ($A4.85 billion) invested in Myanmar’s oil and gas sector in the past year is a green light for Australian companies involvement, Australian business representatives say. In 2014, the Myanmar government awarded 40 onshore and offshore oil and gas licences and Australia’s Woodside Petroleum is exploring two offshore areas in the […]

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World Bank’s US$100 million credit to Myanmar continues hydroelectric infrastructure development in Irrawaddy River Basin

March 6, 2015 by thiha

Some of the 20 planned hydropower plants for Myanmar (formerly Burma), which is located in South East Asia, will be constructed within the Irrawaddy (Ayeyarwady in Burmese) River Basin, according to the Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar Ministry of Electric Power (MOEP). Myanmar has numerous hydroelectric projects in development, but last […]

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