Kachin people and children hold placards during a protest against the Myitsone dam project on Monday. Photo: EPA-EFE
Kachin people and children hold placards during a protest against the Myitsone dam project on Monday. Photo: EPA-EFE
Myanmar

Thousands protest China-backed Myitsone mega-dam in Myanmar ahead of Aung San Suu Kyi’s Beijing trip

  • US$3.6 billion project faced massive public anger and was stalled in 2011
  • Many fear Suu Kyi, previously an opponent of the project, has flip-flopped on the issue