 A Damming Indictment
Hydro-electric dam projects along the Mekong and Salween rivers may ease power shortfalls in the region, but at what cost? William Boot examines the impact of development projects on local communities and ecosystems.
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 Eyewitness On The Salween
Rudy Thomas gives a first-hand description of 12 dam project sites along the Salween River in Yunnan Province, China—an ecologically diverse region that could be drastically altered by the proposed dams.
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 Burma’s North Korea Connection
Evidence of warming relations between Burma and North Korea have observers and analysts concerned. Aung Zaw evaluates the implications of closer ties between the two rogue states for the region and the rest of the world.
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