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Description: DDA (Dawei Development Association) formed by young and active people from Dawei region.DDA will focus on Green Development, Property Right, Land Right, Natural Resource Management for Sustainable Regional Development and Education.
Source/publisher: Dawei Development Association via Facebook
Date of entry/update: 2012-09-21
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Language: English, Burmese
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Description: The chief aim of DWP is: ? To regularly monitor the development of Dawei SEZ and seek justice for the local people... The objectives of DWP are: 1. To raise awareness of the Dawei deep-sea port project 2. To collect feedback from local villagers on the impact of this mega-development project... On May 19, 2008, government ministers from the then-active Burmese military regime, the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC), and the Thai government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop and implement a plan for the Dawei Special Economic Zone (SEZ). The MoU was a bi-literal agreement granting Thai companies monopolistic rights in the construction of the Dawei SEZ project. Later, Burma?s (Myanmar) new government led by Gen. Thein Sein also proposed the Thilawa Special Economic Zone near Rangoon (Yangon) and the Kyaukpyu Special Economic Zone, establishing a long-term plan for economic progress under his administration. The villagers living in areas designated for dawei deep seaport development are closely linked to their lands and agricultural livelihoods; they have no other working skills. None of them know if they are to be relocated, or whether the government will provide them with new land. The villagers are not sure how much compensation they will get if they are forced to move. The entire economic zone is about 250 square meters (or 97 square miles), equating to villagers from 21 communities losing the majority of their property. 30,000 people will be directly affected, or about 5,500 families. The Dawei SEZ authorities and the ITD Company will confiscate around 8, 000 acres of paddy cultivated lands, 10, 000 acres of rubber plantations, 12, 000 to 14,000 acres of cashew-nut plantations, and over 150, 000 acres of orchid plantations..."
Source/publisher: Dawei Project Watch (DWP)
Date of entry/update: 2012-09-20
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Language: English, Burmese, Mon
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Source/publisher: ITALIAN-THAI DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED
Date of entry/update: 2012-09-29
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Description: "1. Introduction “Myanmar has the potential to become Asia's rising star.” This quote came from the Asian Development Bank (ADB, 2012) that reported fast-growing economies and changing in Myanmar since the foreign direct investment (FDI) bringing a lot of money into an area of development. Dawei-Special Economic Zone (SEZ) is the most important one because it has considerably large-scale value of economic and this area is not only linkage of Southeast Asia but South China as well. My question is to examine how Myanmar’s developing institutions have democratized since Dawei- SEZ development in early 21st century. The paper argues that Myanmar has three new patterns of relations which are called institutional arrangements: governing-the market institution, democratic institution, and ethnic institution. The classical theorists of democratization debate modernization and development. On the one hand, Seymour Martin Lipset (1959, p. 75) argues that main condition of democracy is economic development, which he called modernization, that consists of urbanization, industrialization and mass media expansion. On the other hand, Samuel P. Huntington (1968, p. 5) argues that the primary problem of politics is the lag in the development of political institutions behind social and economic changes. The creation of a legitimate public order from political institutions is more important than economic development. Debate centers on the issue of whether democratization should come from either economic development or institutionalization. However, some scholars are still working to compromise theories on factors of democratization that economic development and political institutions are two independent variables having connection with democratization. This research is closer to Huntington than Lipset but institution was revised in more complexity by Marsh and Olsen (1989) work that “rediscover” institution to explain political life again. The paper uses the concept of new institutionalism. The meaning of institution is not only formal rule but it has informal rule also. Institution is the pattern of relation which consists of rule, norm and regulation around economic and political area. The new democracies, especially Myanmar, have to create institution to solve problems in the same way and every group of society accepts this institutional rules. The contribution of research tries to explain three new institutionalizations of Myanmar has arranged since Dawei-SEZ development. Larry Diamond (2012, p. 138) emphasized the transitional period of Myanmar have two types of contest: one is the substantive competition over power and policy outcomes that is minimum requirement of democracy and the other is the constitutional struggle to define rules and procedures to be the only game in town which determine winners and losers in the future. If Myanmar cannot establish one institutional relation in its political system, embedded democracy will not emerge that does not change persistence of political conflict. Analyzing the impact of Dawei-SEZ with in Myanmar institutionalization has two parts. First, the study begins with the new institutionalism concept that is historical institutionalism. Second, a critical juncture of institutional arrangement of Dawei-SEZ is illustrated that have shaped three patterns of relation: the governing-the market institution is the relational of union government and foreign business that government is steering investment. The democratic institution is the relation of National League for Democracy (NLD) and international civil society who move to the election, constitutional amendment and promoted political freedom. The ethnic institution is the interaction of politically ethnic group who is affected by economic development, especially Karen National Union (KNU) and Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA). These groups have capacity to create selfgovernment and autonomous administration that they want from substantially changing after Myanmar open to the world. This article was inspired from Robert H. Taylor (2001, p. 3) who noted that, “The economy is clearly linked to the other leading issues of the country at this time – the political role of the military; the future roles of the NLD and its leader, Daw Sang Suu Kyi; the future of the ethnic insurgencies following their recent ceasefires; … and Myanmar’s relations with its larger and more powerful neighbors.”..."
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Source/publisher: Weera Wongsatjachock
2016-00-00
Date of entry/update: 2021-07-11
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Description: "This week, what is the future for the residents in the Dawei Special Economic Zone? After more than ten years of delays, the government is moving ahead with developments in Dawei, but the local community say they are not being consulted. With potentially thousands of new jobs on the line, and land acquisitions about to commence, we hear from both local residents and government about the process. Dawei Watch bring us this special report, in Burmese..."
Source/publisher: "Frontier Myanmar" (Myanmar)
2020-02-21
Date of entry/update: 2020-02-22
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Sub-title: A state-owned Chinese firm has expressed interest to invest in the planned Dawei Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Tanintharyi Region, U Myint San, vice chair of Dawei SEZ Management Committee, told The Myanmar Times.
Description: "The Myanmar government has yet to respond to the Chinese, given that talks to develop the SEZ with Italian-Thai Development Company Ltd (ITD) as well as the Thai and Japanese governments are at advanced stages. However, analysts aren’t ruling out the possibility. “Dawei SEZ has taken a long time to take shape and isn’t going as planned. As we don’t have the funds to implement it, if the current investors cannot develop the project effectively, then Chinese companies are our only options,” said U Zaw Win Pe, a local analyst and former economic adviser to parliament. “We’ll complete negotiations with the ITD first. If we cannot agree to the terms of the project, we can cancel the contract when it expires. I think the Chinese have the capacity to develop this project, but we’ll have to wait and see if ITD would be able to do it within the specified period,” U Zaw Win Pe added. The Chinese are expected to reap strategic benefits if they win Dawei SEZ. “China is already developing the Kyauk Phyu SEZ in Rakhine State. China is building a bullet train route from Kunming, China to Bangkok in Thailand. If they can connect that route to Dawei SEZ, it will be a great achievement for China. If China wins [Dawei SEZ], they will connect this route,” U Myint San said..."
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Source/publisher: "Myanmar Times" (Myanmar)
2020-02-20
Date of entry/update: 2020-02-20
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Sub-title: In a January 9 statement, the Dawei SEZ Management Committee said changes have been made to the contractual arrangements with Italian-Thai Development Company Ltd (ITD) for the development of initial industrial estate in Tanintharyi Region.
Description: "According to contract amendment, ITD and other investors must compensate and resettle villagers affected by industrial zone project. It must also adhere to international standards on the environment. The Thai government has agreed to provide a loan for the construction of a two-lane highway which will connect Dawei SEZ to the Myanmar-Thailand border, paving the way for further construction to take place. Further details are being discussed to amend the land lease contract as well as development of a liquefied natural gas and power plant project, the statement said..."
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Source/publisher: "Myanmar Times" (Myanmar)
2020-01-10
Date of entry/update: 2020-01-11
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Description: "The National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) will ask the cabinet to adopt its guidelines on infrastructure development on Tuesday, as the government seeks to start working on the long-awaited link that will connect the Dawei Special Economic Zone in Myanmar with Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC). A source said the NESDC wants ministers concerned to stick with the guidelines when approving budgets and projects which will link Myanmar, Thailand's Central Plains and EEC on the Eastern seaboard. According to the source, the NESDC's guidelines were meant to "set the tone" for the infrastructure projects, with the ultimate aim of turning the three regions into a hub for border trade, agricultural production, environmentally-friendly industries and eco-tourism..."
Source/publisher: "Bangkok Post" (Thailand)
2019-11-11
Date of entry/update: 2019-11-18
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Description: "Japan is keen on businesses for the development of the whole Taninthayi Region including Dawei Special Economic Zone (SEZ) and are now carrying out research into the project, says Aung Htoo, Deputy Minister of Commerce. Despite plans that have been in development regarding the implementation of Dawei SEZ over a decade ago, it was delayed. Among the extant SEZs in Myanmar, Thilawa SEZ see the most development and is being implemented together with the Japanese government. “Dawei SEZ was implemented over 10 years ago by joining hands with the Italian-Thailand Company. But, it was long-delayed project and the company’s budget is weak. On the other hand, we need to fulfill basic requirements for success in implementing the project. There have been many facts. For example, we are going to rent the land plot and provide secure transportation access. Moreover, we are going to approve the environmental conservation, EIA and SIA reports,” said Aung Htoo. Delays were reportedly due to the infrastructural weaknesses, particularly with the roads and electricity supply. “Both governments recognized that there have been challenges to the implementation of Dawei SEZ. For Dawei SEZ, such as the Ministry of Electricity by their electricity distribution. Moreover, both sides are going to review their policy concerning the Special Purpose Vehicle-SPV,” said Assistance Secretary Khin Maung Lwin of the Ministry of Commerce..."
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Source/publisher: "Eleven Media Group" (Myanmar)
2019-11-06
Date of entry/update: 2019-11-08
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Sub-title: Businesses from China, Thailand, Korea and Japan, including those from the power and logistics sectors, have said they are keen to invest in the Dawei Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Tanintharyi, which is near the Thai border.
Description: "Investor interest in Dawei, which has yet to be developed, has been on the rise since Myanmar and Thailand agreed to speed up development of the SEZ during the 9th Myanmar – Thailand Joint Coordinating Committee meeting last month. “Power companies from China, steel firms from Thailand and logistics firms from South Korea have said they want to make site visits as they are interested to invest,” said U Myint San, vice chair of Dawei SEZ Management Committee. Although official invitations have yet to be sent out, China’s V Power, which will import liquefied natural gas (LNG) into the country next year, has voiced interest in the SEZ, as has China National Technical Import and Export Corp (CNTIC), which is also interested in selling LNG to Myanmar and its neighbours. “CNTIC has had discussions with the government on supplying LNG which can be converted into energy due to the electricity shortage in Myanmar. They plan to transport the LNG to Myanmar using gas tankers and set up base in Dawei SEZ,” U Myint San said. The other Chinese energy and power firms are Power China International Group, China Tianchen Engineering Corporation and TBEA Xi’an Electric Technology Co. Korean logistics firm Hyundai Glovis is keen to offer logistics and transportation services to the SEZ, linking it to Bangkok via land and to Thilawa SEZ in Yangon via and land and sea, it said. Meanwhile, Thai firms are interested in steel production at the SEZ. “Given that steel requirements in both Thailand and Myanmar are high, they want to build steel mills in Myanmar,” said U Myint San..."
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Source/publisher: "Myanmar Times" (Myanmar)
2019-11-06
Date of entry/update: 2019-11-06
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Sub-title: The necessary infrastructure is being set up to link Dawei Special Economic Zone (SEZ) to the national grid, which will enable the area to enjoy access to electricity within the next 2-3 years, said U Soe Myint, deputy permanent secretary for the Ministry
Description: "Backed up loans from the Asia Development Bank (ADB), the ministry is expected to provide up to 300 megawatts of power to the SEZ, said U Myint San, vice chair of Dawei SEZ Management Committee. Dawei SEZ will be able to enjoy electricity after the grid is extended from Mawlamyine to Ye and Dawei by 2021-22 under the first phase of the project, said U Soe Myint. Eventually, the entire region of Tanintharyi will enjoy access to electricity. Currently, the whole of Tanintharyi including Dawei, is not connected to the grid and locals have to buy electricity from private providers at high prices. Electricity rates vary from K200 to K500 per unit, depending on location. At those levels, investors are unlikely to set up operations at the Dawei SEZ, prompting the government to take action, U Myint San said. The Dawei SEZ project has actually been in the works since the previous government’s administration but delayed due to the lack of suitable infrastructure as well as social and environmental issues relating to the location of the SEZ..."
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Source/publisher: "Myanmar Times" (Myanmar)
2019-11-04
Date of entry/update: 2019-11-04
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Description: "Deputy Minister Dr. Tun Naing of Union Ministry of Electricity and Energy said that his government was trying hard to get electrification which was one of the infrastructure requirements for the success and development of the Dawei Special Economic Zone (SEZ) which has been delayed for various reasons. Dr. Tun Naing who is also the chairman of Dawei SEZ Management Committee said that his Electricity and Energy Ministry was working to build a national power grid transmission line with a Asia Development Bank (ADB) loan in Tanintharyi Region which is the sole region of the country which has not yet been connected with national power grid. “We have a Dawei SEZ electrification plan from this Mawlamyine-Yay-Dawei national power grid line after building this transmission line,” he added. The Deputy Minister was speaking at a joint press conference held at the Park Royal Hotel in Nay Pyi Taw October 3 after holding the 9th ministerial-level Myanmar-Thai meeting for the success of the project in the initial phase of the Dawei SEZ project. In this ministerial level meeting, the two countries agreed on seven points and the two countries will jointly implement the initial phase of this Dawei SEZ project..."
Source/publisher: "Mizzima" (Myanmar)
2019-10-05
Date of entry/update: 2019-10-10
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Sub-title: Myanmar and Thailand will speed up development of a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) and deep sea port at Dawei in Tanintharyi Region, officials said during the 9th Myanmar – Thailand Joint Coordinating Committee meeting last week.
Description: "Basic infrastructure such as roads connecting the SEZ to Thailand and necessities like electricity will be prioritised and carried out simultaneously with as little delay in between as possible, said U Tun Naing, Deputy Minister for Ministry of Electricity and Energy and chair of the Dawei Special Economic Zone Management Committee. Myanmar will accept a loan from Thailand at reduced interest rates to build the two-lane Dawei-Htee Khee road, which is expected to link the SEZ to Thailand and boost trade and tourism between the two countries. Construction on the 138-kilometre road, which is being carried out by Italian-Thai Development Company Ltd (ITD), began in 2018, after the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation approved the environmental and social impact assessment. In July this year, the World Wildlife Fund warned that Myanmar’s rainforests and at least nine globally-threatened species in Tanintharyi would face significant risks if the Dawei-Htee Khee road project continues without a comprehensive biodiversity protection plan..."
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Source/publisher: "Myanmar Times" (Myanmar)
2019-10-07
Date of entry/update: 2019-10-07
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Topic: Dawei, Dawei Special Economic Zone, Dr. Tun Naing, Japan, Myanmar, Neighboring Countries Economic Development Cooperation Agency, SEZ, Tanintharyi Region, Thailand, Wildlife
Topic: Dawei, Dawei Special Economic Zone, Dr. Tun Naing, Japan, Myanmar, Neighboring Countries Economic Development Cooperation Agency, SEZ, Tanintharyi Region, Thailand, Wildlife
Description: " Myanmar and Thailand have published their nine-point agreement to push through the implementation of the long-delayed US$8-billion (12.23-trillion-kyat) Dawei Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in southern Myanmar’s Tanintharyi Region, which is set to be Southeast Asia’s largest industrial complex. After a bilateral ministerial meeting in Naypyitaw, a statement was issued to reaffirm the construction at the Dawei SEZ of the initial and final phases of the project at the same time. It was also agreed to hold further meetings between one of Myanmar’s vice presidents and a Thai deputy prime minister. The agreement included plans for a two-lane highway to the Htee Kee border through Myittar to enable the site’s construction. Both sides decided to invite third-party investment for the final implementation of the SEZ and to supply the electricity. The next meeting is due to be held in Thailand. Myanmar’s deputy minister for electricity and energy, Dr. Tun Naing, said the meeting had made progress and the ground construction work was now expected to begin in 2020. Italian-Thai Development PCL (ITD) was initially granted a 75-year concession to develop and attract investment in 2008 with completion due in 2015..."
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Source/publisher: "The Irrawaddy" (Thailand)
2019-10-04
Date of entry/update: 2019-10-05
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Topic: Belt and Road Initiative, China, Myanmar, Aung San Suu Kyi, Special Economic Zone
Topic: Belt and Road Initiative, China, Myanmar, Aung San Suu Kyi, Special Economic Zone
Description: "Ever since the National League for Democracy (NLD) was elected to government at the end of 2015, Myanmar’s economy has been opening up and quietly growing steadily. In an effort to open up its economy, the government in Myanmar has taken various steps in making the country more attractive to investors. Last year, Myanmar enacted an investment law that simplifies the investment process and allows the government to use incentives to bring in investors to various sectors of the economy. For Myanmar, foreign direct investments (FDI) play a major role in developing the economy. In 2016 to early 2017, Myanmar received about US$6 billion in FDIs. However, foreign investment for the past couple of years has dipped. To help boost FDI in the country, Myanmar enacted the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) law to pave the way for SEZs to be established in the country. The three SEZs which are currently under development are Thilawa, Dawei and Kyaukphyu. The Thilawa SEZ, located 25 kilometres south of Yangon, is Myanmar’s first modern industrial park. To date, only the Thilawa SEZ is open, with the rest still under development. The opening of Thilawa has been a success with total FDI in Zone A of the SEZ reaching up to US$1 billion with 95 percent occupancy. 79 firms have also decided to open up their factories or logistics hubs in this SEZ..."
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Source/publisher: "The ASEAN Post"
2018-08-20
Date of entry/update: 2019-09-18
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Description: "THE ROAD trip from Dawei to Htee Khee, on the border with Thailand, can be an uncomfortable experience. Although the 54 kilometres from the Tanintharyi Region capital to the town of Myitta is tarred, the remaining 101km to Htee Khee is rough and bumpy, and the journey takes about six hours during rainy season. At about the half-way mark, where the road runs beside the Tanintharyi River, the Karen National Union has a checkpoint at which all vehicles are stopped and required to pay a fee of THB100 (about K4,885) for every traveller. Despite the shoddy infrastructure and the presence of armed groups like the KNU, many have high hopes for the crossing, and the business opportunities it may bring. Myanmar recently approved a loan from Thailand to upgrade the highway from the border to a long-delayed Special Economic Zone at Dawei. The Myanmar government was reported in July to be negotiating with the concessionaires, including a large Thai construction company, Italian-Thai Development, to start work on the initial phase of the US$8 billion project, which would include a deep-sea port. Htee Khee, which was the headquarters of the KNU’s Brigade 4 until it relocated to a jungle site in 2012, has already started to attract opportunity seekers from other parts of the country who hope to cash in on the expected boom. For now though it remains a relatively quiet outpost, with little visible trade in either direction. The main business in the area appears to be casinos at nearby jungle resorts. Visitors to Htee Khee are greeted by food stalls, shops and other small businesses, most of which are run by residents of Dawei, or by local ethnic Karen. That said, Mon, Bamar and even Pa-O shopkeepers have also established businesses there. A noticeable difference between Htee Khee and other border gates in Myanmar is a paucity of big trucks, though that is likely to change if and when work begins on the SEZ. Most of the vehicles heading to Htee Khee from the Myanmar side are carrying jobseekers heading to Thailand; most of the trucks from the Thai side are delivering fruit, vegetables and fishing equipment. Htee Khee’s development potential has also attracted investors from Dawei and other Tanintharyi Region townships. Thais with an interest in history are frequent visitors to Htee Khee as they head to Dawei and other nearby locations because the region was twice ruled by Siamese kingdoms, from 1287 to 1594 and from 1740 to about 1760..."
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Source/publisher: "Frontier Myanmar"
2019-09-13
Date of entry/update: 2019-09-13
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Description: "Plans for an Economic Zone in Southern Myanmar will be reworked by Japan into an export base to such markets as India, in an attempt to kick start the stalled project as China expands its economic influence in the Southeast Asian Country. The new proposal for the Dawei Special Economic Zone being developed jointly by Japan, Myanmar and Thailand will prioritise building logistics and port facilities to turn it into a base for shipping and light industry by 2030. Japan, Thailand and Myanmar signed an agreement on developing Dawei in 2015, with Tokyo investing in the project through the Japan Bank for International Cooperation. The original plan was to focus on heavy industry and chemical manufacturing. But much of the land in the area remains vacant, and the planned port has yet to be built..."
Source/publisher: "Belt & Road News"
2019-07-09
Date of entry/update: 2019-09-04
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Description: "Blessed with a strategic location between India and China in the centre of Southeast Asia, as well as direct access to the Indian Ocean, Myanmar is a source of envy for neighbouring countries. It should come as no surprise that the region’s most powerful players like China and Japan are competing with each other to establish three major South and Southeast Asian economic corridors in the country from the South China Sea to the Indian Ocean, while India is pushing for a cross-border transport system and sea route project with Myanmar. Make no mistake: None of those corridors would be complete without Myanmar due to its geographical importance. In the meantime, from the country’s west in Rakhine, to the south in Yangon and Tanintharyi, north in Kachin, central region in Mandalay and areas on the Chinese border in Shan State, 10 mega-infrastructure projects worth billions of dollars that are related to these corridors and India’s cross-border project are on their way for Myanmar..."
Source/publisher: "Belt & Road News"
2019-08-11
Date of entry/update: 2019-08-29
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Description: "It's been almost one year since Thailand's government set out to regulate their investment projects in other countries to comply with the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGP). The Cabinet Resolution was released on 16 May 2016 and pertains to extra-territorial obligations/business and human rights of Thai transboundary investments in Southeast Asia. Recently, the Thai National Human Rights Commission traveled to observe one of Thailand’s international investment projects in Myanmar's Tanintharyi Region, including a tin mine and a Special Economic Zone..."
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Source/publisher: "EarthRights International"
2017-05-15
Date of entry/update: 2019-08-16
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Sub-title: Myanmar’s rainforests and at least nine globally-threatened species face significant risks in Tanintharyi Region if the Dawei-Htee Khee road project continues without a comprehensive biodiversity protection plan, according to the World Wildlife Fund.
Description: "The WWF released a report, “Nature in Peril: The risk of forests and wildlife from the Dawei-Htee Khee road” on Thursday. Construction began on the 138-kilometre, two-lane Htee Khee road to link the Dawei Special Economic Zone with Thailand in 2018. It runs through the vast forests of the Dawna Tenasserim Landscape, which spans the mountains on the Thai-Myanmar border. The DTL is one of the most intact natural landscapes in the entire Greater Mekong region and a stronghold for tigers, elephants, and other endangered wildlife. This forest ecosystem provides freshwater for the area and is critical for mitigating climate change. It is home to 168 species of mammal, 568 species of bird, and thousands of reptile, amphibian, insect, fish and plant species, the WWF said. “The road would bring economic growth to Tanintharyi. However, we are not looking at the cost to forest and wildlife. Just as people need roads, nature needs wild highways allowing species to move,” said Nick Cox, conservation director of WWF-Myanmar. Needing wild highways is one of several issues ignored by the project, he added. Following the Dawei SEZ Memorandum of Intent signed by Myanmar, Thailand and Japan in 2015, Italian-Thailand Development (ITD) signed an agreement with the government to build the two-lane road. In May 2018, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation approved the environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA) with some comments. However, the assessment is inadequate in mitigating any impact on biodiversity because it fails to address key challenges, such as the loss of habitat connectivity for threatened species, and an increase in deforestation and illegal hunting, the WWF said. For example, the impact on forests and wildlife identified in the assessment include increases in vehicle pollution, vehicle-wildlife accidents, and deterioration of habitat, but it lacks a comprehensive assessment of the impact of increased traffic and vehicle speeds on wildlife..."
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Source/publisher: Myanmar Times
2019-07-16
Date of entry/update: 2019-08-02
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Description: "Located 20 kilometres north of Dawei, capital of Tanintharyi Region in Myanmar's southeast coast bordering Thailand, the Dawei SEZ comprises 20,000 hectares of land and includes industrial as well as port facilities. Italian-Thai Development pcl (ITD), a Thai construction firm, was to take the lead in the project with the initial memorandum of understanding between the Myanmar and Thai governments signed in 2008. After the project stalled in 2013, both governments remained committed to completing it, but efforts to woo other investors after sidelining ITD has been unsuccessful. Ministry of Commerce assistant secretary U Khin Maung Lwin said Japan will participate fully in the project and that ministerial-level meeting will be held where matters concerning ITD's role will also be discussed. Japan is no stranger to developing SEZs in Myanmar, as Japanese companies were involved in the development of the Thilawa SEZ, south of Yangon. Myanmar officials in particular prefer the Japanese to take part due to their reputation for quality and trustworthiness while U Khin Maung Lwin said the government wanted the project to start as soon as possible. "It would better with Japanese participation, and the Japanese government has also expressed interest," he said. Both the Myanmar and Thai governments have tried to involve Japan before this but unsuccessfully. However, this time around the Japan International Cooperation Agency has carried out a survey of Tanintharyi Region's coastal strip and will be releasing a report soon. The SEZ, it is believed, will have positive effects for Dawei and its surrounding areas, with electricity supply and better transportation among them. The manufacturing industries will benefit, and so will tourism, fisheries and agriculture. U Kyi Soe, a regional hluttaw member of parliament for Yephyu township said Myanmar migrant workers in Thailand can return and work in the Dawei SEZ because with Japanese involvement, there will also be Japanese factories setting up that can provide jobs. Dawei SEZ management committee vice-chair U Myint San said critical infrastructure such as a two-way road and electricity has been left uncompleted and needed to be ready. "A loan will be obtained from the Thai government for the infrastructure, tenders will be called after that and we hope to construct the road by mid-2020," he said. Myanmar government officials said with the environmental impact and social impact assessments have been conducted, the land-lease will be sent to Thailand. "Myanmar's part required to start the project will be done," U Khin Maung Lwin said. Initially, ITD was promised a 75-year lease for the SEZ. It is understood that ITD will then have to resume the project and will have to provide reasons if the company cannot continue. Meanwhile, U Myint San said given the deadline of 2015 has passed for the completion of the project, the delay and implementation showed that ITD has not been following the contract. "There must be clear policy for this," he added. U Myint San said the initial forecast was for the project to be completed within eight years. Because construction of the basic infrastructure has not begun, the SEZ's management committee has proposed that both the basic infrastructure and the first phase of the project be implemented simultaneously. The Dawei SEZ's troubles include land appropriation by the government that has created controversy as no compensation in cash or land has been given to the owners. Speculators who bought land also suffered when the project floundered. ITD is also mired in the compensation issues as local politicians alleged that there was no adequate compensation and now want the land compensation issues to be settled first before the project starts. U Than Win, a local activist, said the assessments need to be done thoroughly and locals need to be informed..."
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Source/publisher: Myanmar Water Portal via "Myanmar Times"
2019-07-25
Date of entry/update: 2019-07-25
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Description: "This "Ethnic Perspective TV"program is produced by BNI and broadcasted on Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) TV weekly. It's on issues of ethnic people and ethnic areas for their needs and views for sustainable peace in Myanmar (Burma). This program is updated every Tuesday..."
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Source/publisher: Ethnic Language TV
2013-02-26
Date of entry/update: 2019-07-22
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Description: "တနင်္သာရီတိုင်း ထားဝယ်ခရိုင်က သီဟိုခြံ ထက်ဝက်နီးပါးဟာ ထားဝယ်ရေနက်ဆိပ်ကမ်းနဲ့ အထူး စီးပွားရေးဇုန် စီမံကိန်းဧရိယာထဲမှာ ပါဝင်နေပါတယ်။ ဒီစီမံကိန်းကြောင့် သီဟိုခြံကို အမှီပြု နေထိုင်စားသောက် နေကြတဲ့ ခြံပိုင်ရှင်တွေ၊ သီဟိုစေ့ခွဲ စက်ရုံတွေနဲ့ အလုပ်သမားတွေ အခက် ကြုံတွေ့နေရတယ်လို့ သိရပါတယ်။ အပြည့်အစုံကို RFA သတင်းထောက် ကိုကျော်လွင်ဦး က တင်ပြထားပါတယ်..."
Source/publisher: RFA Burmese
2013-03-28
Date of entry/update: 2019-07-15
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Source/publisher: Youtube
2012-06-25
Date of entry/update: 2019-07-15
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Source/publisher: Mizzima TV
2016-03-28
Date of entry/update: 2019-07-13
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Description: "Women living in Myanmar's Dawei Special Economic Zone (SEZ) are concerned about the impacts the project may have on the future of their communities. Dawei SEZ is a 200-square kilometer development project being built by Italian-Thai Development PLC. It threatens to displace or damage the communities and natural resources of over 43,000 people. This video shows the voices and concerns of women living in the SEZ area, who are often ignored by developers and governments. This video is for communities and activists working on SEZ and land rights issues, especially those focused on the gendered impacts of development projects and the public participation of women in decision-making processes. "If we have to relocate to other places, I do not know how to survive... we will have to buy everything - even a leaf, or a flower." Daw Myint Aye, Htein Gyi community member "It will break my heart to see us lose our livelihoods and to see people go without food." Daw Mee Cho, Nga Pe Dat community member..."
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Source/publisher: EarthRights International
2018-11-29
Date of entry/update: 2019-07-10
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Description: Abstract: "The recent political and economic liberalization in Burma/Myanmar, while indicative of some positive steps toward democratization after decades of authoritarian rule, has simultaneously increased foreign and domestic investments and geared the economy toward industrialization and large-scale agriculture. In rural areas, new institutional frameworks governing land, including a new Farmland Law (2012) and Vacant, Fallow and Virgin Lands Management Law (2012) have effectively created a land market through private land-use property rights and a new registration system with new land administration bodies. In a country permeated by legacies of corruption, coercion and military-linked cronies, land governance procedures and implementation tend to favour the more powerful and well-connected, with little protection mechanism for the majority smallholding farmers in the country. The Dawei Special Economic Zone (SEZ), in the southern Thanintharyi division of Myanmar, to be developed trilateraly with Thai, Myanmar and Japanese investment, is set to become one of the largest industrial zones in Southeast Asia, covering an area of approximately 200km. The project plan includes a deep sea port, industrial estate, power plant and cross-border road and rail link to Thailand. The development of the SEZ, together with land speculation in surrounding areas and other confiscations linked to agricultural concessions, mining and military constructions has been met with collective mobilizations. The paper argues that although resistance against land confiscations are increasingly linked to global trends, such reactions are also responding to an expanding opportunity structure in the national political context. Collective action in the Dawei area takes advantage of histories of activism linked to democratic movements as well as human rights repertoires, social networks and trainings across the border in Thailand. Smallholding farmers, in alliance with activists, are also contesting land confiscations conducted by the military in the 1990s, encouraged by a greater political liberalization and testing the grounds for protest and engagement with the state. These contestations have implications for democratization and the transition of state-society relations more broadly. Although embedded locally, this process engages with transnational networks and alliances as well as global frameworks such as human rights, livelihoods and sustainable development."
Creator/author: Yukari Sekine
Source/publisher: Transnational Institute (TNI)
2016-02-04
Date of entry/update: 2016-03-01
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Language: English
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Description: "Given that the proposed Dawei Industrial Development project and associated road to Thailand have been approved and are likely to be built in the coming years, WWF has significant concerns about the potential impacts on the globally important biodiversity of the Tanintharyi Region, including tiger habitat, dense forests, species-rich rivers and marine resources, which are a critical resource for local communities. The Dawei Project cannot avoid impacting the environment and communities in the region, but WWF believes that those impacts must be minimized by careful planning and use of mitigation measures throughout the process, from design to development to completion and beyond. WWF calls on the governments of Thailand and Myanmar, as well as the project?s developers, to first carry out a comprehensive strategic environmental assessment, including social impacts, of the project, including the sea port, industrial zone and associated industries and the road between the Myanmar Special Economic Zone and Thailand. WWF also recommends that the results of the assessments, be used by technical experts, community representatives, and the project developers to design the project in a way that prioritizes the value of the region?s critical ecosystem services, biodiversity and community needs. Negative environmental impacts from the Dawei project should be monitored and mitigated before, during and after construction and fair compensation provided for those affected."
Creator/author: Hanna Helsingen (WWF), Sai Nay Won Myint (WWF), Nirmal Bhagabati (WWF), Adam Dixon (WWF), Nasser Olwero (WWF), Ashley Scott Kelly (University of Hong Kong), Dorothy Tang (University of Hong Kong).
Source/publisher: World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
2015-06-00
Date of entry/update: 2015-11-09
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Language: English
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Description: "The new consortium includes ITD, Japanese-Thai joint venture Rojana Industrial Park Public Company and LNG Plus International Company, also from Thailand, according to a statement by Damien Dujacquier, a partner at consultant Roland Berger. Late last year, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe confirmed he would support the economic zone in Tanintharyi Region which aims to link the Andaman Sea to Bangkok and the Gulf of Thailand. However, there was no mention of Japan?s participation in the August 5 statement. ?The agreement marks a significant milestone in Myanmar?s economic development,” said Mr Dujacquier. ?The zone is expected to create hundreds of thousands of jobs in the long term and contribute up to 5 percent of Myanmar?s GDP [gross domestic product] by 2045.” The ambitious project has been in the works for many years. The governments of Myanmar and Thailand first signed a memorandum of understanding to develop the area in 2008, then in 2010 Myanmar granted a 60-year concession to ITD to develop a deep sea port, industrial estate, and road and rail link to Thailand..."
Creator/author: Clare Hammond
Source/publisher: "Myanmar Times" (English)
2015-08-07
Date of entry/update: 2015-08-29
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: "This report exposes the damaging impacts of the Dawei Special Economic Zone (DSEZ) project on rural Tavoyan women living in six affected villages in southern Burma. Most of the local population are fisherfolk and farmers, who have lived sustainably for generations in this isolated coastal area. They have been given no choice about accepting this multi-billion dollor Thailand-Burma joint venture, which will turn their pristine lands into the largest petrochemical estate in Southeast Asia. Despite delays and funding constraints since implementation began in 2010, the project has been progressing steadily on the ground. Most of the coastal area near the project has been turned into a no-go zone, and large areas of farmland confiscated and destroyed to build initial infrastructure..."
Source/publisher: Tavoy Women?s Union
2014-12-00
Date of entry/update: 2015-01-06
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: "Since the first sod was turned in 2008, the Dawei Special Economic Zone has been mired in controversy. Reports of corruption, land grabs and environmental degradation have turned public opinion against the scheme, and, since the withdrawal of the Italian Thai Development Company in 2012, financial backing has yet to be secured. Until a new private investor can be found to continue the zone?s construction, the project survives on life-support from the Thai and Myanmar governments. It remains unclear whether the project will ever be completed. Considering the controversy, it?s surprising that the flimsy economic credentials of the Dawei SEZ have yet to enter the conversation. Debate has generally centred upon the social and environmental costs of the project outweighing the economic benefits, as if such benefits were somehow assured. Yet SEZs often end up costing governments more in infrastructure spending than can ever be recouped through foreign investment. The small number of successful SEZs, such as Malaysia?s Penang and China?s Shenzhen, are exceptions to the rule..."
Creator/author: Josh Wood
Source/publisher: "New Mandala"
2014-10-23
Date of entry/update: 2014-12-13
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Language: English
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Description: "On a little-known island in Myanmar?s Rakhine State, construction is soon set to begin on a deep-sea port, dozens of factories, roads, reservoirs and a power plant to support large-scale industrial activity. Alongside similar projects in Dawei and Thilawa, the Kyaukphyu Special Economic Zone is one of Myanmar?s most ambitious and expensive development strategies. Despite repeated assurances from policy-makers in Naypyidaw and Beijing, the economic justification of the Kyuakphyu SEZ is coming under increased scrutiny. Located in Rakhine State, one of the poorest and least developed regions in Myanmar, Kyaukphyu Township is a sleepy provincial centre. Home to only 60,000 people, many of which rely on fishing and agriculture for their livelihoods, there is, as of yet, no industrial infrastructure of note. Yet a tract of land several miles from the town centre is set to receive unique legal status, billions in infrastructure spending and, if all goes according to plan, large flows of job-creating investment. While the area has some notable natural assets such as large gas deposits and a well-protected harbour, the zone?s prospects of success are poor..."
Creator/author: Josh Wood
Source/publisher: "New Mandala"
2014-10-24
Date of entry/update: 2014-12-13
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: "Special economic zones have been highly successful in several East Asian economies, kick-starting new waves of foreign direct investment, employment and growth. Yet despite the success of Shenzhen and a handful of others, most SEZs throughout Asia have cost governments a fortune to build and brought little economic benefit. Given their poor track record, it?s refreshing to see that Myanmar?s most developed SEZ, Thilawa, bears strong resemblance to some of the region?s more successful schemes. Indeed, with finance secured, construction begun, and a dozen foreign investors already signed up, there is every reason to believe that Thilawa can provide a substantial boost to Myanmar?s economic development. In contrast to Dawei and Kyuakphyu, the Thilawa SEZ benefits from its proximity to an urban centre. Located only 20km south of downtown Yangon, Myanmar?s largest city, the site feels worlds apart, with only a smattering of industry breaking up the wide expanse of agricultural plots and untilled grasslands. It?s thus perfectly placed to build and expand whilst simultaneously taking advantage of the goods and services available in the country?s commercial capital..."
Creator/author: Josh Wood
Source/publisher: "New Mandala"
2014-10-25
Date of entry/update: 2014-12-13
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: Conclusion: "The Dawei Special Economic Zone (DSEZ) project has been carried out through a poor process which breaches many fundamental human rights, indigenous peoples? rights, and the public commitments made by both the Myanmar and Thai governments on involuntary resettlement and protection of the environment. The community was given limited access to information about the DSEZ project and displacement. Two thirds of households surveyed did not receive any information from the government or company at all. Of those that received information from the government or company, the majority said that the information revealed only positive impacts and benefits of the project. Very few households surveyed knew of the oil, gas and petrochemical industrial complexes to be built in their neighbourhood, despite the fact that these are central components of the SEZ development plan. There was no meaningful consultation with affected persons. Only 27 percent of the respondents had attended any meeting about project implementation. Focus group participants described these meetings as ?one-way” presentations. Of those who attended the meetings, 82 percent did not actively participate in the discussion, mostly because they did not understand what was happening or there was no opportunity to ask questions. Only 8 percent of households gave the government their consent prior to the start of the project. The compensation process has not been fair and transparent. Only 15 percent of surveyed households have received compensation. Rates of compensation have been set too low to ensure a sustainable future livelihood for the affected people in the future. The research team highly suspects the presence of corruption in the investment and compensation process. We request the parties involved make public the list of compensation payments made so that the local people can compare the amount of compensation they received with the published amount. In all cases where records are not correct, action must be taken to ensure adequate compensation is fully paid as quickly as possible. The above problems have left affected people in a vulnerable position. The people affected by the DSEZ project relied on agriculture on their own lands and depend on the environment for their income. The loss of lands and other resources, and lack of access to adequate lands and resources in compensation, will affect them profoundly. Already, affected people are in need of urgent assistance so that they can recover new livelihoods and feed themselves and their families. This project is a collaboration between two countries, Thailand and Myanmar. If the relationship with the local people is not improved, the actions of those involved in the project could have a long-lasting negative impact on cross-border relations between Myanmar and Thailand. Myanmar should learn from the missteps of other countries in developing industrial estates to avoid generating major problems for all parties now, and deeper problems decade later. Local people have expressed that they are not against development, but want development that is not harmful to people or the environment. The governments and other project partners should take people?s concerns seriously and work towards sustainable development by improving the livelihood security of the local communities and ensuring environmental sustainability."
Creator/author: Robert Finch, Alex Moodie, Rebeca Leonard, Luntharimar Longcharoen, Jessica Armour, Ratawit Oouprachanon, Areewan Sombunwattanakun, Napawan Sittisak, Surapongma, N
Source/publisher: Dawei Development Association (DDA)
2014-09-00
Date of entry/update: 2014-11-02
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: "As Thai Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-Ocha visits Myanmar to revive the stalled Dawei Special Economic Zone (SEZ), the governments of Thailand and Myanmar should cooperate to establish a legal framework protecting the human rights of the area?s residents, said the ICJ. The multi-billion dollar Dawei development, strategically located along the Thai-Myanmar peninsula, will be one of Southeast Asia?s largest industrial complexes, with a 250 sq km deep-sea port, petrochemical and heavy industry hub. After the project failed to attract sufficient investment, it was taken over directly by the Dawei SEZ Development Company, jointly owned by the governments of Thailand and Myanmar..."
Creator/author: Daniel Aguirre, Sam Zarifi
Source/publisher: International Commission of Jurists (ICJ)
2014-10-10
Date of entry/update: 2014-10-16
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: "Myanmar is allowing international investors to bid for a mammoth project to develop a special economic zone in its southernmost region following the withdrawal of the sole developer, a Thai company, which had been unable to secure partners for the venture, an official said on Monday. Chairman of the Management Committee of Dawei SEZ Han Sein told a press conference in Yangon that developer Italian-Thai Development Pcl - Thailand?s largest construction group - had terminated its work on the project in Myanmar?s Tanintharyi region to make way for international bidders. "Myanmar Port Authorities [MPA] and Italian-Thai had an agreement in place to work on this project previously," Han Sein, who is also Myanmar?s deputy minister of transport, said at the MPA office. "We ended this [agreement] because we want [to open the project up to] international investment," he said. Plans for the Dawei SEZ include a deep-sea port, industrial zone, steel plant, fertilizer plant, coal and natural gas-fired power plant and water supply system. The SEZ will have a motorway linked to Thailand?s Kanchaburi province, as well as a railroad hub, links to oil and gas pipelines, and electrical cable lines..."
Creator/author: Kyaw Lwin Oo
Source/publisher: \"Asia Times Online\"
2013-12-03
Date of entry/update: 2014-05-29
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: "A Thai government study says the investment costs of the much-delayed Dawei port and industrial special economic zone in southeast Burma have risen to US $10.7 billion, up from $6.6 billion projected two years ago, The Nation reports. Of the total expenditure $8.2 billion would be spent in Burma, while the remainder would cover transport and power-connections in Thailand. The first project phase, which is scheduled to end in 2015, would cost $6.8 billion. Burma is seeking to replace the previous Italian-Thai project developer with a new holding company comprising the Burmese government, Thai state-owned companies and Japanese investors."
Source/publisher: "The Irrawaddy"
2013-01-10
Date of entry/update: 2013-01-11
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Language: English
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Description: "NAKARIN SRILERT THE NATION January 10, 2013 1:00 am The combined Dawei deep-sea port and industrial-estate project will require an investment of Bt350 billion, according to an estimate by the National Economic and Social Development Board. This is far higher than the earlier estimate of Bt200 billion from Italian-Thai Development, which has won the concession from the Myanmar authorities to develop the facilities. Charnwit Amatamatuchart, deputy secretary-general of the NESDB and among the officials summoned yesterday to the House committee on economic development, said the investment amount had been increased as the overall project would encompass many other projects, including a first-phase 33-megawatt power plant and a cogenerating power plant of 180MW. The two facilities are together worth Bt32 billion, he said..."
Source/publisher: "The Nation"
2013-01-10
Date of entry/update: 2013-01-11
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: Photos of the Dawei SEZ plans, video of Ital-Thai road construction and earth-moving operations, statements by local villagers (not consulted about the project) resisting the project.
Source/publisher: Kwekalu.net, "Burma Issues"
2012-10-15
Date of entry/update: 2013-01-05
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English, Karen
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Description: "The forced relocation of more than 30,000 villagers by southern Burma?s Dawei deep-sea port project will take place before June next year, says Dawei Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Support Team Chairman Tin Maung Swe. A total of 16 villages in Yaybyu and Longlon townships in Dawei Province of Tanintharyi Division will be moved to three new locations, he told The Irrawaddy on Wednesday. Tin Maung Swe explained that ?two new villages are under construction and some will start moving before the next academic year,” which begins in June. The new residential zones are being built in accordance with the development of a ?town plan” and the villagers will be moved after electricity, water supplies and telecommunication are in place, he said..."
Creator/author: Nyein Nyein
Source/publisher: "The Irawaddy"
2012-11-07
Date of entry/update: 2012-11-07
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Language: English
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Description: "Land grabbing is an urgent concern for people in Tanintharyi Division, and ultimately one of national and international concern, as tens of thousands of people are being displaced for the Dawei Special Economic Zone (SEZ). Dawei lies within Myanmar?s (Burma) southernmost region, the Tanintharyi Division, which borders Mon State to the North, and Thailand to the East, on territory that connects the Malay Peninsula with mainland Asia. This highly populated and prosperous region is significant because of its ecologically-diversity and strategic position along the Andaman coast. Since 2008 the area has been at risk of massive expulsion of people and unprecedented environmental costs, when a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Thai and Myanmar governments, followed by a MoU between Thai investor Italian-Thai Development Corporation (ITD) (see Box 1) and Myanma Port Authority, granted ITD access to the Dawei region to build Asia?s newest regional hub. Thai interest in Dawei is strategic for two reasons. First, the small city happens to be Bangkok?s nearest gateway to the Andaman Sea, and ultimately to India and the Middle East. Second, the project links with a broader regional development plan, strategically plugging into the Asian Development Bank?s (ADB) East-West Economic Corridor, a massive transport and trade network connecting Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam; the Southern Economic Corridor (connecting to Cambodia); and the North-South Economic Corridor, with rail links to Kunming, China. If all goes as planned, the Dawei SEZ project, with an estimated infrastructural investment of over USD $50 billion will be Southeast Asia?s largest industrial complex, complete with a deep seaport, industrial estate (including large petrochemical industrial complex, heavy industry zone, oil and gas industry, as well as medium and light industries), and a road/pipeline/rail link that will extend 350 kilometers to Bangkok (via Kanchanaburi). The project even has its own legal framework, the Dawei Special Economic Zone Law, drafted in 2011 to ensure the industrial estate is attractive to potential investors..."
Creator/author: Elizabeth Loewen
Source/publisher: Paung Ku and Transnational Institute (TNI)
2012-09-00
Date of entry/update: 2012-10-15
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: Corporate Information ... Summary of Financial Information ... Message from the President ... Organization Chart ...Nature of Business ... Review of Construction Operation for 2011... Shareholders and The Management... Board of Directors and Board of Management... Number of Shares Held by ITD Directors and Directors Remuneration... Report of the Audit Committee For the Year 2011... Report of the Risk Management Committee... Marketing and Competition... Risk Factors... Sales Structure ... ITD Investment in Related Companies... Related Party Transaction... Management? s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition... As at December 31, 2011... Auditors? Remuneration... Dividend Policy... The Board of Director?s Report on their Responsibilities for Financial Reports for the year 2011... Report of Independent Auditor... Financial Statement
Source/publisher: ITALIAN-THAI DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED
2011-12-31
Date of entry/update: 2012-09-29
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: "Thailand and Burma agreed to put together a high-level coordinating committee to speed up the Dawei deep-sea port project, following a meeting between Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and Burma?s President Thein Sein on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York on Thursday..."
Source/publisher: Mizzima News
2012-09-28
Date of entry/update: 2012-09-28
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: DAWEI AND THE REGION... GMS Southern Corridor: Road link to Thailand... Asia Regional Hub... DAWEI PROJECT OVERVIEW... PROJECT OVERVIEW AND FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT... DAWEI SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE STRUCTURE... LEGAL FRAMEWORK OF DSEZ LAW... DSEZ LAW INVESTMENT PROMOTION... PROJECT INVESTIGATION... ITD INVESTIGATION – SITE SELECTION... PROJECT DEVELOPMENT PLAN... BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE PREPARATION... DAWEI PROJECT ACCESS ROAD... CORRIDOR LINK TO THAILAND... RESERVOIR AND WATER SUPPLY... POWER DEVELOPMENT PLAN... PROJECT LAYOUT... DAWEI DEEP SEA PORT... DAWEI ROAD LINK... TOWNSHIP DEVELOPMENT... LOCAL TOWNSHIP... DAWEI EXPATRIATE TOWNSHIP... ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT... BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY FOR INVESTORS... DAWEI PROJECT INVESTMENT STRUCTURE... WORK PROGRESS AND PHOTOS... SITE PHOTO... SOIL BORING... ROAD LINK SURVEY AND CLEARING... VISITOR CENTER... ITD CAMP AND LOCAL ROAD IN DSEZ... TEMPORARY BRIDGE CROSSING DAWEI RIVER... DAWEI SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE STRUCTURE
2012-02-00
Date of entry/update: 2012-09-27
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: 1. The locations and physical features of Dawei Deep Sea Port and the Zonal Industrial.... 2. Environmental Assessment and norms of Zonal Industrial workplace... 3. Grounds and evidence for environmental pollution... 4. Instructions for industries in Dawei Special Economic Zone to prevent destructions and pollution... 4.1. Instructions and control on water pollution by the waste products from the factories... 4.2. Instructions and control on the pollution of the air caused by the gases emitted from the factories... 4.3. Instructions and control on the pollution of the soil caused by the waste products produced from the factories 4.4. Controlling the poisonous waste products coming out from the factories... 5. Law related on prevention and controlling on environmental pollution caused by industries in the Dawe special economic zone... 6. Evaluation and future prospects
Date of entry/update: 2012-09-25
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Source/publisher: ITALIAN-THAI DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED & DAWEI DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED
2011-06-00
Date of entry/update: 2012-09-25
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: In terms of overseas markets, the Company was successful being awarded a 75 years concession to develop the Dawei Project in Myanmar... The Company was granted a 75 years concession to develop the Dawei Project in Myanmar, including a deep sea port, road, rail, industrial complex and power plant.... In Myanmar, the Company was granted the concession to develop the Dawei Project, which is worth more than USD 50,000 Million, and is currently undertaking coal mining and power plant projects.... In November 2010, the Company entered into Framework agreement with Myanma Port Authority to develop the Dawei Deep Sea Port, Industrial Estate and Road link between Thai and Union of Myanmar. The project shall be built, operated and transferred (BOT). Myanma Port Authority establishes the Dawei special economic zone (DSEZ), with investment incentive and promotion privilege tax. The Company, holding the concession, will invite suitable potential partners to invest and operate in each activity accordingly.
Source/publisher: ITALIAN-THAI DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED
2010-12-31
Date of entry/update: 2012-09-25
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Size: 1.41 MB
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Creator/author: Prof.Dr. Aung Tun Thet
Date of entry/update: 2012-09-23
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
Format : pdf
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2011-10-21
Date of entry/update: 2012-09-23
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: "Residents of Dawei, the southern seaport that is set to become the site of Burma?s largest industrial zone, say they welcome the opportunities the project may bring but worry that it could cost them their land and livelihoods, according to members of a leading activist group. The residents expressed their concerns during a series of briefings held by the 88 Generation Students Group, which has been touring the Dawei region since May 15. Their trip is expected to end on Saturday. Dawei—also known as Tavoy—is the the site of a US $50 billion deep-sea port and industrial complex that will be built by Italian-Thai Development Plc (ITD), Thailand?s biggest construction company. Pyone Cho, a leading member of the 88 Generation Students Group, told The Irrawaddy on Friday that many local residents came to meet them when they held public briefings about peace and the emergence of an open society in every village they visited. The villagers also spoke out frankly about the difficulties they are facing—especially their concerns about the planned construction of a special economic zone near Dawei. ?The common problem they are facing now is land confiscation. They said they accept the development, but they also fear that they will lose their living and rights to property,” said Pyone Cho..."
Creator/author: Saw Yan Naing
Source/publisher: "The Irrawaddy"
2012-05-19
Date of entry/update: 2012-09-22
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: This piece focuses on under-analysed aspects of the Dawei deep-sea port and industrial zone project in southeastern Burma. The first part focuses on Italian-Thai Development, the lead developer of the Dawei project. Part 2 looks at the project from a labour perspective, while Part 3 focuses on women?s and gender issues in Dawei.
Creator/author: Soe Lin Aung
Source/publisher: Soe Lin Aung
2012-09-03
Date of entry/update: 2012-09-22
Grouping: Individual Documents
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Description: Abstract: "Burma/Myanmar is now in its critical juncture of the transition from the military rule to the civilian governance. The country has turned to the direction of reestablishing the democratic characteristics such as the introduction of a new constitution and electoral system, the formation of the political parties, election process, and the establishment of the new bicameral parliament and a civilian government as well as regional parliaments and governments. Other new institutions such as the election commission, constitutional court and financial commission are now in place. However, there are parties domestically and internationally that largely viewed the country?s political changes as nominal. Despite that, the new government recently acknowledged that the country?s economy has been lagged behind other countries in the region and planned to take a further step to gain the economic growth by creating the Special Economic Zones (SEZs) specifically to attract the foreign direct investments (FDIs) with the unprecedented package of tax exemptions and other investment incentives in order to end the long-stagnant economic condition. In the past two decades, the country has been encountering the endless debates on what should be prioritized between democracy and development. Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of the pro-democracy movement, holds the policy that democracy and development must go hand-in-hand, but prioritizes that the restoration of the democratic institutions is a must for the right discourse of development. This policy believed that development under the weak democratic institutions with the lack of transparency, accountability and the rule of law couldn?t be sustainable. However, practicing the authoritarian governance for half a century, the military leaders believe that ?economic growth” as a form of development in their definition is a prerequisite to democratization. Inheriting the legacy of the military regime, the new government is reluctant to speed up the democratic reforms which they may feel could loosen their power centralized on the basis of the military institution. The two different policies have so far been unable to be reconciled each other. However, with the establishment of the Dawei Special Economic Zone (DSEZ), the government has taken a step forward to liberalize the market with the intention to engage more with the regional and global markets. But it is still a partial economic liberalization, delinking the SEZs with the rest domestic economy in order to protect the weak domestic market from the adverse impacts of the stronger multinational companies. The two central issues that this paper will examine are whether the new government?s SEZ model could really take off the economy while this industrialization plan could maintain the livelihoods security and sustainable development of the local communities." Key Words: Dawei Special Economic Zone, industrialization, involuntary resettlement, human security, and sustainable development
Creator/author: Zaw Aung
Source/publisher: 4th International Conference on Human Rights & Human Development
2011-08-19
Date of entry/update: 2012-09-22
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Description: "After months of negotiations and failed promises, a proposed multi-billion dollar Myanmar port and special economic zone that could transform Southeast Asian trade appears back on track. Thai banks aim to keep the project afloat with short-term loans until an expected Japanese loan of up to $3.2 billion can be secured, officials and sources famliar with negotiations told Reuters. Thailand?s largest construction firm, Italian-Thai Development Pcl, signed a deal in 2010 to build a deep-sea port and Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in southern Myanmar?s coastal Dawei into Southeast Asia?s largest industrial complex. But the project foundered, as the Thai builder failed to secure $8.5 billion to finance construction of its first phase -- roads, utilities and a port. Underlining Dawei?s strategic importance, Japan and Thailand have since intervened to rescue the project. "Italian-Thai has had difficulty in mobilizing the funding. So now the Thai government has effectively taken over the project," Thaung Lwin, chairman of the Dawei SEZ told Reuters. "The next step is to invite Japan", which he said is committed to seeing the project succeed. Since the Thai and Myanmar governments agreed on July 23 to connect Dawei to the Thai port of Laem Chabang, 100 km southeast of Bangkok, Thai banks led by Bangkok Bank and Siam Commercial Bank have arranged a 10 billion baht ($325 million) bridge loan to sustain it for another 8-10 months, Somjet Thinaphong, managing director of the Dawei Development Co, an Ital-Thai unit, told Reuters in an interview...Just months ago, the project was nearly left for dead, a casualty of simmering local resentment and fragile financial backing. About 30,000 people, mostly impoverished rice, cashew and rubber farmers living in thatch-roof huts, are slated to be moved during 10 years of planned construction. In the Dawei region, many worry about the potential environmental toll and health risks from a project that would be four times bigger than Thailand?s largest industrial estate, Map Ta Phut, where pollution between 1996 and 2009 may have contributed to at least 2,000 cancer-related deaths, according to environmental activists who sought legal action to halt the estate in 2009..."
Creator/author: Jason Szep, Amy Sawitta Lefevre
Source/publisher: Reuters
2012-09-21
Date of entry/update: 2012-09-22
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Description: Rai Maroah: Land prices around the Tavoy Deep Seaport Project Area in Tavoy Township, Tenasserim Division (southern Burma) has increased tenfold since the project, which will begin construction in 2011, started. Wealthy Rangoon residents are still buying land even after the price increase, explained a resident who wished to buy land in the area. Yet, currently, it has been difficult to purchase land in the project area..."...UNDAATED. PERHAPS 2010
Source/publisher: IMNA
2010-00-00
Date of entry/update: 2012-09-22
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Description: "In early January representatives from the local land-surveying department in Tennaserim Division, visited villages that fall within the project area of Thai-Italian Development Company?s slated Tavoy deep-sea port project. While only preliminary information has been collected, residents see the research as a warning sign of the imminent seizer of their land. Without compensation the livelihoods of Tavoy?s landowners would be destroyed, and already, there are indications that the numbers of residents fleeing the area for migrant work in Thailand, has increased..."
Source/publisher: Rehmonnya
2011-01-18
Date of entry/update: 2012-09-22
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Language: English
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Description: "Landscape photography taken in Dawei in the southern part of Burma was exhibited at a two-day conference in Chiang Mai addressing the Dawei Seaport and Special Economic Zone. The photos captured images of marine life, pristine beaches, and local people who fish and garden for their livelihoods. The activists from the Dawei Development Association (DDA) also displayed photos of environments that have been destroyed by the development project. ?We intend to let people know what is going on, like issues of land confiscation and unequal of compensation, forced relocation, and environmental pollution. This is why we are here,? said Ko Lay Lwin, a coordinator of DDA. Ko Lay Lwin continued that the Italian-Thai Development Company (ITD), the lead developer working on the Dawei projects, will build a dam in the area of Nabule that will destroy Ko lone ta village. The area is the primary construction site for the special economic zone, for which the dam is meant to provide water. ?Due to the dam construction, we are worried that all the village will be underwater.? He also said that the village was established by ethnic Karen in Dawei many decades ago, and is a very peaceful place with much marine and wildlife..."
Source/publisher: Kaowao Newsgroup
2012-07-27
Date of entry/update: 2012-09-21
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Language: English
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Description: Abstract: "Myanmar is in the process of ending a two-decade long military rule and the country?s transition to democracy is now at a critical juncture. With a promise to establish clean government and good governance, Myanmar?s government has initiated dramatic political, social and economic reforms. Acknowledging that the economy lagged behind other countries in the ASEAN region, the Myanmar government has sought opportunities to re-engage with the regional and global economy. Along with key economic reforms in the areas of fiscal and monetary policies, the government has significantly reduced restrictions on foreign direct investments (FDI), allowing a hundred percent ownership of a foreign companies in Myanmar. The government has also created new Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in the coastal regions to attract FDI with unprecedented packages of tax exemptions and other investment incentives to end the long-term economic stagnation of the country. With the vision to become the regional hub of industry, trade and logistics, the government of Thailand and Myanmar agreed to construct a new special economic zone and deep seaport in Dawei on the southern Andaman coastline of Myanmar, connected via road and rail links to Kanchanaburi of Thailand. In this bilateral cross-border investment project, the Myanmar government granted a 60-year concession to Thailand?s construction company Italian-Thai Development Public Co., Ltd. (ITD) to develop the infrastructure and manage the Dawei deep seaport and SEZ. This mega project started conducting a site survey in 2008 and estimated an initial investment of more than US $8 billion was necessary for infrastructure development. This paper identifies the potential risks and benefits of the Dawei Deep Seaport and SEZ, in particular from the perspective of local communities, the Thai and Myanmar Governments and the project developers. The paper reviews the recent political and economic reforms in Myanmar, and their implications for trends in Thailand ? Myanmar trade relations. The development of the Dawei project is mapped out chronologically against Myanmar?s changing political economy to explore the context of the project?s decision-making process to date. The paper identifies a range of issues associated with the project related to political risk and various dimensions of human security including: the rule of law, the quality of foreign investments, energy, land acquisition, involuntary resettlement, compensation and environmental challenges. The paper concludes that to date key decision makers from the two governments and the ITD have focused heavily on the economic benefits of the project, paying significantly less attention to the environmental and socio-cultural impacts, and that if the project were to proceed, far greater regard needs to be played to public participation and the role of civil society."
Creator/author: Naruemon Thabchumpon, Carl Middleton, Zaw Aung
Source/publisher: 2nd International Conference on International Relations and Development (Chiang Mai, 26-27 July 2012)
2012-07-27
Date of entry/update: 2012-09-20
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Language: English
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Description: Introduction 1. Dawei 2. Kyauk Phyu 3. Sittway 4. Thilawa 5. Monywa 6. Pakokku 7. Challenges of Connectivity Conclusion....."Considering the cross-border transport infrastructure in East Asia, the location of Myanmar is crucial in connecting China, India and ASEAN countries. As a matter of fact, neighbouring countries have started infrastructure investment in Myanmar. Thailand is enthusiastic in developing deep sea ports and industrial complexes at Dawei, which will create a new alternative international trade route other than the present maritime route through the Malacca Strait. China has undertaken the deep sea port at Kyauk Phyu and the pipeline to Yunnan Province in order to build a logistic route to supply energy such as petroleum from Middle East and natural gas from the Shwe Gas Project near Kyauk Phyu. And China is also interested in investing in the port and industrial complex at Thilawa, a city located about 30 km from Yangon, and now it will appear as a special economic zone (SEZ). India has started to develop the port of Sittway in order to open a gateway from the northeastern part of India and link to a sea line through the Kaladan River and Sittway Port. The development of these port areas increases the connectivity among Thailand, India, China and Myanmar. In addition, the cities on the opposite shore of the Ayeyawady River, such as Monywa and Pakokku, have obtained a better possibility of being industrialized by constructing new bridges. On the other hand, the government of Myanmar has issued the Special Economic Zone Law and the Dawei Special Economic Zone Law. Similar laws for Thilawa and Kyauk Phyu would be enacted. The purpose of this study is to make clear the government plan for regional 187 ." development in Myanmar, and examine the connectivity between the designated regions . " and metropolises such as Yangon and Mandalay and the potential for industrial development on the routes to metropolises. In order to realize further industrialization and smooth logistics in the metropolitan area, it is necessary to point out the locations of industrial estates, ports and harbors, and airports. At the same time, the supply and demand of the infrastructure should be important. On the other hand, the development of roads and city planning has to accompany the growth of the region. In order to identify these challenges, a field survey was conducted in some local cities and ports of Yangon in August 20 11, collecting various data on industrial estates, ports and harbors, airports, roads, railways and other development projects. 1 This chapter describes the situation of 4 local cities in Myanmar; Dawei, Kyauk Phyu, Monywa and Pakokku; and identifies their potential as emerging development nodes of new economic corridors in Myanmar as well as in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS)..."
Creator/author: Aung Min, Toshihiro Kudo
Source/publisher: Emerging Economic Corridors in the Mekong Region, edited by Masami Ishida, BRC Research Report No.8, Bangkok Research Center, IDE-JETRO, Bangkok, Thailand.
2012-00-00
Date of entry/update: 2012-09-20
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Description: "The complaint letter below, signed by 25 local community members, was written in July 2011 and raises villagers? concerns related to the construction of the Kanchanaburi ? Tavoy [Dawei] highway linking Thailand and the Tavoy deep sea port. Villagers described concerns that the highway would bisect agricultural land and destroy crops under cultivation worth 3,280,500 kyat (US $3,657). In response to these concerns, local community members formed a group called the ?Village and Public Sustainable Development? to represent villagers? concerns and request compensation."
Source/publisher: Karen Human Rights Group (KHRG)
2012-07-24
Date of entry/update: 2012-08-12
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Language: English
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Description: "The Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) has thrown its full support behind a rail network linking Laem Chabang with Dawei on Myanmar?s eastern coast. The TDRI says the route will support Thailand?s ambition of becoming the region?s automotive and logistics hub. However, Narong Pomlaktong, the TDRI?s research director of transport and logistics, said the 427-kilometre route should be extended by another 877 km to connect with Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam..."
Source/publisher: "Bangkok Post"
2012-08-01
Date of entry/update: 2012-08-02
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Description: "The capital-intensive Dawei project in Myanmar needs time to ensure adequate preparation, while investment and assurance from relevant governments are also critical, says the Asian Development Bank. The ADB, which is part of the Greater Mekong Subregion secretariat, has concluded that the GMS?s Southern Economic Corridor should be extended to include Dawei on Myanmar?s eastern coast, said Arjun Goswami, the bank?s director of regional cooperation and operations coordination in Southeast Asia. But he said this type of large infrastructure project requires time for good preparation and careful planning. For example, the preparation stage for the Nam Theun 2 hydropower project in Laos lasted 10 years. "The project needs to complete all feasibility studies including environmental and social impact assessments as well as due diligence. You should not rush into it," Mr Goswami told Euromoney?s Greater Mekong Investment Forum..."
Creator/author: Nareerat Wiriyapong
Source/publisher: "Bangkok Post"
2012-06-22
Date of entry/update: 2012-06-23
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Description: "...The Dawei Special Economic Zone (Dawei SEZ) will be implemented with a joint venture between Thai companies and Burmese companies and business cronies close to the regime. Accordingly to the source from Rangoon (Yangon), one of the regime?s closest cronies, Max Myanmar Company headed by Zaw Zaw, have already been awarded huge contracts related to the Dawei project along with Italia-Thai company. Zaw Zaw also accompanied with Burma?s top generals on a tour of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone in China in 2011...The Tavoy deep seaport and special industries lie in Yebyu township and is between Tavoy town in the south and Yatana pipeline in the north. 213.7 square meters comprises two town quarters in Yebyu Town, 11 village tracks in Yebyu Township and one village track in eastern part of project site in Long-lon Township. In the project site, a population of 30,000 will be directly affected, comprising of 21 communities and about 5,500 families. In order to go ahead with the project the Burmese government authorities and the companies will move the communities out to make way for the project site. The ethnic Tavoyan people are the majority affected population in coastal areas and many Karen communities in the eastern part of project site will be seriously affected by the dam construction and road construction to Thailand. However, when the Dawei Project Watch?s (DPW) field workers (reporters) traveled to the area and conducted interviews especially with the Tavoyan and Mon villagers they found that the villagers had no idea what would happen to them..."
Source/publisher: Dawei Project Watch
2012-04-00
Date of entry/update: 2012-06-05
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Language: English
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Source/publisher: Pyithu Hluttaw via "The New Light of Myanmar"
2011-09-07
Date of entry/update: 2011-12-05
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