An international consortium has suspended a US$1.5bil (RM6.2bil) hydropower dam project in Myanmar in response to last month’s military coup, consortium member Electricite de France (EDF), a French utility, said.
Nearly 250 people are confirmed dead in protests since the Feb 1 military coup, according to tolls compiled by NGOs, and more than 2,300 others have been arrested.
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