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Posts Tagged ‘Shwe Gas Movement’
Local Communities and Supporters Express Concerns About Development Projects in Burma
As Thein Sein’s government takes small steps towards democratic transition, the people of Burma are expressing concerns about problematic development projects already underway. These projects, many of which are in ethnic states, directly contribute to human rights violations and increased militarization in project areas, as well as having negative social, economic and environmental impacts.
On 1 March, activists from Burma and around the world participated in a Global Day of Action against the Shwe Gas Pipeline Project that cuts across the country from western Arakan State to China. One hundred and thirty organizations from more than 20 countries signed an open letter to President Thein Sein calling for the suspension of the Shwe Gas project. The letter condemned the confiscation of thousands of acres of farmlands and restriction of access to traditional fishing areas for the project, as well as increased militarization and displacement along the pipeline corridor. The project will generate the country’s largest source of foreign revenue at US$29 billion over 30 years. Furthermore, the gas will be exported to China, while around 75% of the people in Burma do not receive electricity from the national grid [...]
| |Campaigners Around the World Call to Postpone Destructive Chinese Pipelines in Burma
130 organizations over 20 countries today held demonstrations and submitted letters calling on Burma’s President Thein Sein to postpone China’s trans-Burma oil and gas pipelines project. The letter expressed serious concerns over human rights abuses as well as [...]
| |Arakanese Take to the Streets to Demand Gas be Used for Arakan Electricity
Today over 250 Arakanese took to the streets in the state capital of Sittwe and across two townships, wearing t-shirts, pasting stickers and posters, demanding that natural gas from Arakan coastal waters be used to generate 24-hour electricity throughout the state before any is exported to China [...]
| |Activists condemn Norway’s Refusal to Heed Council of Ethics’ Warning on Pipeline Investments in Burma
Norway’s Ministry of Finance announced this week the government’s pension fund will proceed with investments in Burma despite warnings from the Norwegian Council of Ethics that it may contribute to violation of human rights [...]
| |Irrawaddy Dam Suspended, Shwe Gas Project should be Next
Last Friday, Burma’s President announced the suspension of the Chinese-backed Myitsone dam project on the Irrawaddy River, in response to “the desire of the people.” Following this announcement [...]
| |SOLD OUT: Launch of China Pipeline Project Unleashes Abuse Across Burma
Construction of various project components to extract, process, and export the Shwe gas – as well as oil trans shipments from Africa and the Middle East – is now well underway. Local peoples are losing their land and fishing grounds without finding new job opportunities [...]
| |China Digs in Across Conflict-ridden Burma to Access Oil and Gas
Sold Out details the expanding construction of a deep sea port, gas terminal, and oil transfer point in Burma’s western Arakan State as well as laying of nearly 800 kilometers of pipes. Dual pipelines will pump Burma’s world class natural gas reserves as well as oil from the Middle East and Africa across the country to feed China’s energy needs [...]
| |Media Advisory: New report to Highlight Disturbing Extent to Which China has Advanced Construction of Tran-Burma Oil and Gas Pipeline Projects
On September 6, 2011, the Shwe Gas Movement will hold a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand launching a new report Sold Out: Launch of China pipeline project unleashes abuse across Burma. The report reveals the disturbing [...]
| |Shwe Gas Project Factsheet
A one-page document outlining the Shwe Gas Movement’s position on the Project and key facts. Download the factsheet.
| |Corridor of Power: China’s Trans-Burma Oil and Gas pipelines
This report details the route of the pipelines and analyzing the risks for the affected communities in Burma as well as corporations, governments and investors. Download the report.
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