Protesters hold placards reading “Save the Irrawaddy” oppose the Myitsone dam project. Photo: EPA Protesters hold placards reading “Save the Irrawaddy” oppose the Myitsone dam project. Photo: EPA
Protesters hold placards reading “Save the Irrawaddy” oppose the Myitsone dam project. Photo: EPA
Asia /  Southeast Asia

Myanmar’s stalled China-backed Myitsone dam project strained bilateral ties for years — now it could be scaled back or moved

  • The chairman of Myanmar’s investment commission cited several problems, including an earthquake fault line and a catchment area ‘twice the size of Singapore’

Topic |   Myanmar’s changing ties with China
Meaghan TobinReuters
Meaghan Tobin and Reuters

Updated: 11:10am, 30 Jan, 2019

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Protesters hold placards reading “Save the Irrawaddy” oppose the Myitsone dam project. Photo: EPA Protesters hold placards reading “Save the Irrawaddy” oppose the Myitsone dam project. Photo: EPA
Protesters hold placards reading “Save the Irrawaddy” oppose the Myitsone dam project. Photo: EPA
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