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Salween Dam and the People of Shan
- Subject: Salween Dam and the People of Shan
- From: m.win@xxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 13 Dec 1999 01:26:00
Subject: Salween Dam and the People of Shan States
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Shan - EU News
December 13, 1999
Salween Dam and the People of Shan States
The SSA News reported that the Salween Dam project is in progress. =
According to the report, a six men team from MEC company led by major =
Paing Htwey will be in Ta Sarng (the Dam site) on the 28th of December =
1999 for the final survey. A seven men Thai team led by Mr. Phan Phong =
arrived on 1st December 1999 and has since returned to Thailand for more =
men and equipments. Accordingly, this team will be made up of 35 men, =
which will include technicians and operators. Furthermore, a 13 men team =
of Burmese Geologists, led by Dr. Khin Maung Than will also participate =
in this Salween Dam project.
The report said: " The Burmese military dictators regarded the people of =
Shan States as conquered people, whom they could abused and bullied at =
will. The project is based only on their own interest, without caring =
for the welfare of the people. It is Burmanization process in the making =
and the flood from Salween Dam will surely destroy all the ethnic =
cultures, traditional way of life and historical evidences. Although the =
foreign investors claimed that there will be compensations for the =
indigenous people, little did they realized that these compensations =
will only strengthen the military junta's regime and no more than a few =
pennies will reach the indigenous people".
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Salween Dam project is in progress. According to the report, a =
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team from MEC company led by major Paing Htwey will be in Ta Sarng (the =
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site) on the 28th of December 1999 for the final survey. A seven =
men Thai=20
team led by Mr. Phan Phong arrived on 1st December 1999 and has =
since=20
returned to Thailand for more men and equipments. Accordingly, this team =
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Furthermore, a 13 men team of Burmese Geologists, led by Dr. Khin =
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evidences. Although the foreign investors claimed that there will be=20
compensations for the indigenous people, little did they realized =
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