The first Myaing Kalay cement plant run by the military owned Myanmar Economic Corporation (MEC) was built in the 1980s1, with a capacity of 900 tonnes per day. A second much larger …
Practical Self Determination in Pandemic Response
After the outbreak of the Covid -19 virus affecting many nations, Karen leaders, Karen community-based organizations and local Karen people in the Salween Peace Park of Mutraw District, …
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Living with Forest and Having Healthy Food
Local Karen communities live together with nature as their livelihoods rely on resources obtained from the natural environment. To maintain and protect the sustainability of these …
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Discolored Water in Daw Lar Lake
When rains returned during June 2020, local fishermen noticed that the water in the Daw Lar Lake had turned black. This discolored water was found in the southwest part of the lake- …