Al Jazeera

Myanmar: Hydropower and the cost of life

4 October 2017
Al Jazeera
Economic, social and cultural rights / Electricity production / Human rights / Hydropower dams / Land and housing rights and evictions / Livelihood rights
Myanmar

Suicide rates and poverty are on the rise among rice farmers displaced by Myanmar’s Paunglaung Dam. The change of government is expected to spur foreign investment into the country, contributing to its rapid development. But among the myriad issues facing the country, including decades-long civil wars, the ...

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