Episode 87: Palm oil plantations linked to land loss in southern Myanmar

In Myanmar’s southerly Tanintharyi Region, there are dozens of villages facing land disputes related to the growth of palm oil projects there.

This week, in partnership with Dawei Watch, Doh Athan meets some of the residents of those villages, who say that their land has been unfairly taken from them for palm oil projects, and that such moves could have a detrimental impact on the future of the region.

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