Category Archives: Press Release プレスリリース
Thilawa Residents Upbeat about JICA Examiner Visit
JICA’s Examiner, responsible for investigating the Objection filed by Thilawa villagers claiming that JICA failed to meet its own social and environmental standards, visited Burma and met with Thilawa villagers, government officials, and civil society organizations. The Thilawa Social Development Group, a group … Continue reading
JICA to Investigate Thilawa SEZ Villagers’ Objection
It’s official! JICA’s Examiner will investigate the Thilawa SEZ. On June 2nd, three villagers affected by the Thilawa SEZ Project hand-submitted their objections to JICA’s Examiner in Tokyo, detailing the ways in which JICA failed to comply with its own … Continue reading
Thilawa Villagers File Official Complaint with JICA
Thilawa Social Development Group Mekong Watch For Immediate Release June 2, 2014 Displaced Villagers File Complaint Regarding Japan’s Investment in Myanmar’s Thilawa Special Economic Zone Tokyo, Japan – Three residents from the Thilawa Special Economic Zone (SEZ) area near Yangon, … Continue reading
Thilawa Villagers Hold Press Conference, Dismayed by JICA’s failure to respond
The Thilawa Social Development Group, a group of villagers who have been relocated or who are facing relocation to make way for the Thilawa Special Economic Zone (SEZ), held a press conference in Yangon on April 27th. They expressed their dismay at … Continue reading
JICA signs on to Joint Venture for Thilawa SEZ
JICA has officially signed a joint venture agreement for the Thilawa Special Economic Zone (Class A Area) Development Project. To see JICA’s press release, see: http://www.jica.go.jp/english/news/press/2014/140423_01.html Mekong Watch will release a statement shortly. For the moment, suffice it to say … Continue reading
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