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China Contractors Wreck Myanmar Villagers’ Lives

China Contractors Wreck Myanmar Villagers’ Lives

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Feb 24, 2016
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Hkawn San is one of about 5,000 people who were resettled by Chinese contractors from the catchment area behind the projected Myitsone Dam, which Myanmar President Thein Sein abruptly and unexpectedly cancelled in 2011, shortly after he took office. Like those in far too many other resettlement villages, Hkawn San is not happy.

"The house here has proble…

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