The Junta's recent announcement of plans to revive the Myitsone hydroelectric dam project, dormant for over a decade, indicates a desperate attempt to deflect public attention away from the political and economic crisis and the chronic lack of foreign investment, according to analysts. On September 10, 2011, during President U Thein Sein's administration, the Myitsone project
Kachin women s group accuses Burma Army of rape karennews.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from karennews.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Numerous mining sites have come to a halt since the Military Council issued an order to cease operations in the rare earth mining sites in the Chipwi-Pangwar region of Kachin State starting from November 15, according to local residents. A mining worker stated that the majority of mining sites have been halted since November 15.The remaining sites that are still operational,
U Shwe Min, a militia leader under the control of the coup-regime, has issued an order stating that, every Lisu family residing in Kachin State must register to join the “people’s militia’, with one registration per household. Failure to register within the specified timeframe will result in the militia visiting their homes to recruit them. On October 30, the Shwe Min 's
Burma Army Accused of Fuelling Drug Crisis in Kachin and Shan State karennews.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from karennews.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.