The suspension of the Myitsone dam project in September 2011 jolted China-Myanmar bilateral relations. Two years on, prospects for the project are as murky as the causes for the abrupt halt.

It has been almost two years since the China-funded Myitsone dam project in north Myanmar was suspended by the Myanmese government. The government's move was hailed by some Western countries at ...

The Myitsone hydro-electric dam, the largest of seven dams to be constructed by the Beijing-controlled China Power Investment Corporation, would have flooded an area of more than 700 square ...

The Myitsone dam resonated well beyond the conservationist or Kachin communities because of its location, at the birthplace of the Irrawaddy. "The Irrawaddy is the Burmese people's heritage, ...

Myanmar’s Myitsone Dam Dilemma By Tom Fawthrop. As the unpopular project sits in limbo, the government has to choose between upsetting China and enraging its own people.

Why scrapping the Myitsone dam project could be a big public relations win for both China and Myanmar. Solving Myanmar’s Myitsone Dam Conundrum – The Diplomat All Sections Search ...

the site of the stalled $3.6 billion Myitsone dam project is deserted, peaceful and quiet. But the debate surrounding the dam's future has grown loud. Residents and activists concerned about the ...

In a joint statement released on Monday, three ethnic Kachin political parties said they were seeking the “permanent suspension” of the US$3.6 billion Myitsone Dam project, which has been on ...

A court in Myanmar’s Kachin State has fined a Catholic woman who organized a protest against the Myitsone Dam project for violating the peaceful assembly law. Bernadette Ja Hkawng was fined 10,000 ...