No Response, No Accountability for Tenasserim Coal Mine Damage

3.1k By SEAN GLEESON 30 October 2015 RANGOON — Karen villagers say the massive toll on their community from the nearby Ban Chaung coal mining project has been ignored by the government, the ethnic armed group in control of the area and the companies involved in the venture. Approved by the Ministry of Mines under […]

World Bank Financing Arm Under Fire Over Burmese Coal Mine Link

The World Bank’s private sector lending arm, the International Finance Corporation, which gives financial assistance to businesses that invest in the developing world, has come under criticism in a new report over its connection to a controversial coal mining operation in Tenasserim Division. The Ban Chaung coal project is led by the Thai firm Energy […]

Thai Human Rights Body Hears Complaints Against Tanintharyi Coal Mine

ANGON —Thailand’s National Human Rights Commission conducted an initial hearing of complaints against Ban Chaung coal mining project in Tanintharyi Region’s Dawei Township on Monday. In June, 135 locals from villages in the project’s vicinity filed a complaint with the commission, urging them to investigate the activities of Thai mining firms East Star Co, Thai […]