Podcast: Locals demand answers about Dawei SEZ

This week, what is the future for the residents in the Dawei Special Economic Zone?

After more than ten years of delays, the government is moving ahead with developments in Dawei, but the local community say they are not being consulted. With potentially thousands of new jobs on the line, and land acquisitions about to commence, we hear from both local residents and government about the process.

Dawei Watch bring us this special report, in Burmese.

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