Myanmar: Some 10,000 Kachin Protest in Myitkyina against China’s Mega Dam

Feb 8, 2019 | AsiaNews
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About 10,000 people in northern Myanmar’s Kachin state staged a massive rally Thursday to protest against the controversial Chinese-backed Myitsone Dam, a project to be built at the confluence of the Mali and N’Mai rivers, which form the Irrawaddy River. The project was put on hold in 2011. Yesterday morning, Kachin activists, political leaders, religious leaders, civil society groups, and ordinary people rallied at Manaw park in the State capital of Myitkyina, marching peacefully through the streets of the city to express their opposition.