Myanmar: Japanese-Led Projects Risk Fueling Conflict in Burma: Activists

Sep 9, 2014 | Yen Snaing and Saw Yan Naing, The Irrawaddy
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RANGOON — Dozens of Karen civil society groups are calling on Japan’s international development agency to halt plans for development projects in southeastern Burma.

The Karen Peace Support Network (KPSN), which includes 28 civil society groups, says the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has created a blueprint for development in Karen and Mon states that is intended to assist the eventual resettlement of refugees, but which could ultimately worsen conflicts in a region that is recovering from decades of civil war.