Description:
"At a time when the Burmese military regime has come under increasing
international pressure following a violent attack on pro-democracy
leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her supporters, the Asian Development Bank
is promoting a massive power grid fueled by hydropower dams in Burma,
China and Laos - all places where public opposition is stifled. The
power grid plan was unveiled just weeks after at least 70 people, mostly
youth activists, were killed in the May 30 attack on Suu Kyi??s
motorcade, according to eyewitness accounts. While the attack has drawn
sharp criticism from around the world and threats of additional economic
sanctions, the Asian Development Bank?s grid plan would support one of
Burma?s most controversial dams..."
Source/publisher:
International Rivers Network (World Rivers Review, Volume 18, Number 4, August 2003)
Date of Publication:
2003-08-00
Date of entry:
2003-07-15
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- Individual Documents
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Language:
English