"...Sob Moei is located 47 kms (30 miles) upstream from the site of the long-planned 1,360-megawatt Hatgyi dam in Burma. Environmental activists say Hatgyi, aimed at harnessing the power of the Salween, Southeast Asia?s second longest river, could displace thousands of people, block fish migration routes and reduce the food and jobs on which riverine people depend. Communities in the area are already marginalized—many are poor, uneducated ethnic and religious minorities living in remote places. General Baw Kyaw Heh, KNLA?s vice chief of staff, has said the Burmese troop deployment to the area threatens to derail peace negotiations between the government and ethnic armed groups. Burmese also object to the fact that most of the electricity to be generated will go to Thailand, leaving little for energy-starved Burma. Hatgyi is being developed jointly by Chinese, Thai and Burmese investors, including the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) and IGE, a Burmese company dealing in timber, oil, gas and mining..."