Myanmar snubs coal plant after opposition

Myanmar cancelled a proposed coal-fired power plant at a Thai-led industrial site yesterday citing "environmental problems", an energy official said, in the latest sign of burgeoning reform.
The move echoes a decision to halt an unpopular Chinese-backed mega dam last year as Myanmar's nominally civilian leadership looks to demonstrate its democratic credentials after taking power from the ruling junta in March.
Electricity minister Khin Maung Soe said the decision not to allow the power plant, part of the huge Dawei Development Project, was made after "listening to the people's voice", a senior official at the Yangon city electricity supply board told AFP.