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Monday, 15 March 2010 10:03 |
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Hundreds of villagers from both Burma and Thailand joined affected peoples from around the world in marking International Day of Action for Rivers yesterday as plans by China, Thailand and India steam ahead to dam all of Burma’s major rivers. |
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Monday, 19 October 2009 09:08 |
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Press Release On Salween Dams Fifty one civil society organizations from Burma today submitted a petition to the Thai government at the ASEAN People’s Forum demanding an immediate halt to dam plans on the Salween River to avoid being drawn into Burma’s escalating civil war. |
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Tuesday, 01 September 2009 11:56 |
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Press Release
Shan Sapawa Environmental Organisation Burma Army clashes with Kokang at site of planned Upper Salween Dam
Shan activists are calling on China to immediately halt all investment in dams on the Salween River following the recent heavy fighting between the Burmese military regime and the Kokang ceasefire army near the site of the Upper Salween Dam planned by Chinese companies in northern Shan State. |
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Friday, 14 March 2008 07:00 |
 Ethnic Karen people living along Burma’s Salween River gathered in colorful traditional dress to pray to the spirits of the river and the land around it for protection against the planned construction of the Hut Gyi Dam, which threatens to devastate the area’s fragile ecosystem. Over 250 villagers from over 18 villages in the area affected by the proposed dam took part in the ceremony, and were joined by Burmese opposition politicians, environmentalists and student activists. All of these concerned participants also called on Indian, Thai and Chinese companies to end their join-venture projects with Burma’s military regime that plans to construct dams on every major river in the country.
Karen Rivers Watch helped coordinate events in both Moei Junction on the Salween bank and at a hideout on the Salween back near the Wei Gyi (Upper Salween Dam) area. At Moei Junction, a local abbot performed religious rites in honor of the river and villagers joined in with the chants. At the Wei Gyi event, local musicians perfomed using Karen musical instruments and children sang. Additionally, Karen children took part in a drawing contest with the theme, “My River, My Life.” |
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Wednesday, 21 November 2007 07:00 |
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To Download: Press Release
Petition in: English | Shan | Thai
Salween Watch presents petition to MDX Ta Sang Project Director |
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Wednesday, 28 February 2007 07:00 |
 Protests in front of Thai embassies/consulates and other solidarity actions were held in a number of cities, including Washington, DC, Sydney, New Delhi, Essen, Paris, New York City, Hanoi, Jakarta, Tokyo, Melbourne, Auckland, and Manila, where a petition letter was submitted demanding the current Thai administration withdraw from the Salween Dam plans to build large dams on Southeast Asia’s last longest remaining free flowing river in an area already suffering the atrocities of civil war.
To download: Press Release | Petition
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