Myanmar: Villagers in Southern Burma Protest Against Chinese-Backed Oil Refinery

Apr 29, 2014 | Yen Snaing, The Irrawaddy
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RANGOON — About 500 ethnic Dawei villagers from Tenasserim Division’s Laung Lone Township staged a protest on Tuesday against the construction of a huge oil refinery complex, which is being planned by Burmese tycoon Tay Za, a military-owned conglomerate and Chinese investors.

Local villagers in the coastal region in southern Burma said they were informed by authorities last year that more than 100 households in two coastal villages will have to be relocated to make way for the sprawling project. Residents have yet to be officially consulted about the compensation that they will be offered.