English and Burmese language Karen communities near Hpa-An town have been facing contaminated water since October 2019, which they believe is a result of a coal-fired cement factory’s …
No Large Dams on Any of Burma’s Rivers!
On 14 March, in Karen State, ,thousands of ethnic people including ethnic Kachin, Ta’ang, Chin, Kuki, Danu, Shan, Pa'O, Intha, Karenni, Mon, Karen, and many more gathered on the banks …
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Gambling Away Our Lands
Naypyidaw’s “Battlefields to Casinos” Strategy in Shwe Kokko This briefing paper analyzes the available information about the controversial Shwe Kokko “New City” project, a giant …
Karen Community Forests
While most corporations exploit the forest, the Karen use the forest sustainably. For the Karen, forest is central to their life. The Karen survive because of the forest and the forest …