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Key Points for Consideration Agains



Subject: Key Points for Consideration Against Salween Dam

Key Points for Consideration:


- Very serious human rights violations committed by the regime will
bring
discredit to any parties involved in the dam building (particularly
Thailand)

- The military activities aimed at clearing the people away from the dam
site have already resulted in huge numbers of displaced people, many of
whom
are terrorized, totally impoverished and desperately seeking refuge in
Thailand

- The dams are being planned in a war zone where there can be no
guarantee
of security for the developers

- The costs of any dam on the Salween are likely to grow far beyond the
already high estimated budgets, and will add to the indebtedness of the
nation

- Thailand currently has a massive oversupply of electricity and has
numerous other sources of electricity it can tap, including more
environmentally sustainable ones for long-term supply.

- Relying on Burma's military regime for supplies of energy does not
increase Thailand's energy security.

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