"Landscape photography taken in Dawei in the southern part of Burma was exhibited at a two-day conference in Chiang Mai addressing the Dawei Seaport and Special Economic Zone. The photos captured images of marine life, pristine beaches, and local people who fish and garden for their livelihoods. The activists from the Dawei Development Association (DDA) also displayed photos of environments that have been destroyed by the development project. ?We intend to let people know what is going on, like issues of land confiscation and unequal of compensation, forced relocation, and environmental pollution. This is why we are here,? said Ko Lay Lwin, a coordinator of DDA. Ko Lay Lwin continued that the Italian-Thai Development Company (ITD), the lead developer working on the Dawei projects, will build a dam in the area of Nabule that will destroy Ko lone ta village. The area is the primary construction site for the special economic zone, for which the dam is meant to provide water. ?Due to the dam construction, we are worried that all the village will be underwater.? He also said that the village was established by ethnic Karen in Dawei many decades ago, and is a very peaceful place with much marine and wildlife..."