by Admin | Mar 11, 2026 | Daily News, Land Grab
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Athena Awn Naw A steel fence rises where his land once stretched toward the river. Concrete pillars anchor it deep into the soil. Barbed wire coils along the top. The work goes on in open daylight. He does not speak. He simply stands and...
by Admin | Feb 13, 2026 | Daily News, Land Grab
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News | By SHAN “This is land cultivated by our ancestors. Now they are using the label ‘Vacant, Fallow, and Virgin Land’ to force us out. They are calling us squatters on government land in order to evict us,” a local man from Hopong...
by Admin | Jan 9, 2026 | Environment, Land Grab, Opinion Papers
Source: Transnational Institute | Commentary by Lahkyen Roi Amidst conflict and military misrule, one of the most devastating impacts has been ‘land grab’ as local people are displaced and outside interests rush in to seize natural resources and set up exploitative...
by Admin | Nov 4, 2025 | Environment, Highlights, Land Grab, Opinion Papers
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Surachanee Sriyai We must instead recognize how China’s economic penetration through mining concessions, illicit trade routes and cross-border intermediaries has reshaped the ecology and politics of Southeast Asia’s frontier rivers. Read...
