<p>Following recent heavy fighting in northern Shan State, all the planned Salween dam sites in Burma now lie directly in active conflict zones. The Salween Watch Coalition is therefore demanding an immediate halt to all plans to build dams on the Salween River in Burma. This applies directly to the Governments and Corporations of China and Thailand as well as the new Government of Burma</p>

<p>Fifty one civil society organizations from Burma today submitted a&nbsp;petition to the Thai government at the ASEAN People&rsquo;s Forum demanding&nbsp;an immediate halt to dam plans on the Salween River to avoid being&nbsp;drawn into Burma&rsquo;s escalating civil war.</p>