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Total Denial: A Report on the Yadana Pipeline Project in Burma |
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Wednesday, 10 July 1996 |
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Total Denial examines and assesses the impact of a major transnational investment scheme in Burma--the Yadana natural gas pipeline project--in terms of its effect on human rights, the environment and internal Burmese political processes. Produced by EarthRights International (ERI) and the Southeast Asian Information Network (SAIN), the report is based largely on extensive new eyewitness and victim testimony. An advance draft was issued in Burma's capital, Rangoon, on May 30, 1996, in response to government crackdowns on dissident political leaders and the escalating debate over foreign investment in the country. It is the first report of its kind to have been released from within Burma.
Total Denial
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Burma Project Reports |
ERI Releases Most Comprehensive Survey
on Chinese Multinational Corporate Investment in Burma
September
29, 2008, Chiang Mai, Thailand and Washington, D.C. – A survey released by EarthRights
International reveals an increase in the number of Chinese multinational
corporations (MNCs) involved in hydropower, oil and natural gas, and mining
projects in Burma (Myanmar). The report, China in Burma (Myanmar): The
Increasing Involvement of Chinese Multinational Corporations in Burma’s
Hydropower, Oil and Natural Gas, and Mining Sectors, is the most
comprehensive survey on Chinese investment in Burma to date and identifies 69 Chinese
MNC’S involved in 90 completed, current and planned projects in the hydropower
and extractive sectors in Burma. Previous ERI research collected between May
and August 2007 identified only 26 Chinese MNCs involved in 62 projects. This
research, conducted over the last year, draws upon government statements,
English and Chinese language news reports, and company press releases.
Click here to read the full press release.
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The Burma Project released a background paper today on the increasing involvement of Chinese multinational corporations (MNCs) in securing Burma’s natural resources. The paper, entitled China in Burma: The Increasing Investment of Chinese Multinational Corporations in Burma’s Hydropower, Oil & Gas, and Mining Sectors, finds more than 26 Chinese MNCs involved in more than 62 projects in Burma over the past decade, and includes a preliminary list of Chinese MNCs operating in Burma. The projects, ranging from small hydropower projects to a planned dual oil and natural gas pipeline from western Burma to Yunnan Province, are indicative of the increasing presence and influence that China has in Burma. While the actions of Chinese MNCs outside China have received much attention in recent years, their activities in Burma have too often been overlooked. In fact, the environmental degradation and abuses that often come from large-scale development projects in Burma is reason to pay attention.
We encourage others, locally, regionally, and internationally, to increase dialogue regarding China’s operations in Burma, and to call upon China’s MNCs to increase transparency regarding operations in Burma, to ensure that abuses connected to their projects do not happen, and to ensure that environmental and social assessments are carried out.
Click here for the China in Burma Background Paper. (Also available in Chinese and Burmese.)
In recent months, both China and India have signed agreements with the Burmese military junta indicating their willingness to buy gas from the proposed Shwe gas project in western Burma, with Thailand also expressing interest. If built, the Shwe project would be Burma’s largest gas evelopment project ever. Matthew Smith and Naing Htoo analyze the events surrounding the recent agreements and the inevitable consequences if the project were to proceed. Read the full article here. Please also see the more detailed report about these latest developments.
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