The Salween River begins in the highlands of Tibet and flows 1,700 miles through western China and Burma before reaching the Andaman Sea. It’s the longest undammed river in Southeast Asia and supplies ...
For generations, fishing families along the Salween River have drawn drinking water and caught food from one of Southeast Asia’s last major undammed waterways. Now, scientific testing and ...
Thailand - In the dry season, the Salween River cuts a multicolored gash of green, gray and beige as it carries Himalayan snowmelt through steaming jungles along the Thailand-Burma border en route to ...
Flowing from the headwaters in Tibet, the Salween traverses China and Myanmar and defines part of Thailand’s western border. Stretching over 3,200km (2,000 miles), it is Asia’s longest free-flowing ...
Late last year, an ongoing conflict in southeast Myanmar (Burma) between members of the Karen ethnic minority group and the Myanmar government intensified over the government’s plans to build a new ...
In recent years, at least 20 hydropower dams have been proposed for the Salween River, one of Asia’s last free-flowing rivers. Southeast Asia’s second-longest river originates in Tibet, then moves ...
If you liked this story, share it with other people. In accordance with deals signed under military rule, Myanmar plans to build five major hydroelectric dams on its stretch of the Salween River. The ...
The Salween River, at around 3,300 kilometers, or 2,000 miles, is Asia’s longest free-flowing river, running from Tibet through Myanmar to the Andaman Sea. But Indigenous groups and communities living ...
‘Xi, You’re Not Welcome’: As Trump Hosts China’s Leader, Thousands Protest in Washington Hpa-an, Karen State Myanmar — From the snow-capped mountains of Tibet, the Salween rushes through spectacular ...
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