On March 14, in the Karen minority village of Sab Moei in Northern Thailand, hundreds of villagers gathered...
Salween Hydrodam Back on Development Menu?
Chinese surveyors are reported to be working again at the site of what would be the big hydroelectric...
Mekong Dam Halt ‘Shows Way for Burma’ on Salween
The Irrawaddy In a move which could have political and economic significance for Burma, the Mekong River Commission...
Salween River Dammed by Peace
PA-AN, Karen State — Snaking through the verdant limestone landscape, the Salween River finally reaches the Andaman Sea...
Burma Seeks to Dam Another River
Having lost the Myitsone dam on the Irrawaddy, developers turn to the Salween Snaking through the verdant limestone...
Two hydropower projects proposed in Shan State
A local company recently made an investment proposal for two hydropower projects in Shan State, eastern Myanmar, according...
Thailand worries over Wa dam project
Reports of the United Wa State Army (UWSA)’s preparations to build a dam over the Kok that flows...
Multilateral companies to implement hydropower project in Myanmar
YANGON, Apr. 25, 2010 (Xinhua News Agency) — Four companies will jointly implement a hydropower project originally agreed...
China to build two more hydropower plants in Shan State
Shan Herald Agency for News The Burmese military junta has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Chinese...
The threatened culture of China’s Nu River
Mitch Moxley glimpses an ethnic way of life that could be lost if a power consortium has its...