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Trade Restrictions Push Up Costs, Strain Supply Chains in Northern Shan

New restrictions imposed by military authorities on the transport of Chinese goods into northern Shan State are disrupting trade routes, slowing cargo operations, and...

MNDAA Prepares Gold Mining Project in Northern Shan State, Residents Concerned

Residents in Hsipaw Township, northern Shan State, say the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), also known as the Kokang Army, is preparing to...

Debt, Bribes, and Exploitation: Myanmar Youth Risk All for Jobs in China

As conflict and economic collapse deepen in Myanmar, young people seeking work in China are increasingly falling into cycles of bribery, debt, and exploitation,...

Mining Returns to Ywangan, Prompting Fears Over Land and Water

Public land between Kyauk Pi Zat Village and Koe Suu Village in Ywangan Township is being fenced off as preparations begin to restart mining...

Chinese Investment Drives Farmland Boom in Hsenwi Amid Legal Concerns

Farmland along major roads in Hsenwi Township is being sold at unusually high prices as Chinese investors expand their presence in the area, raising...

Rice Production Declines in Inle Lake Region

Rice cultivation in the Inle Lake region of Nyaungshwe Township, southern Shan State, is declining sharply due to repeated natural disasters and environmental degradation,...

Emergency Patients Struggle as Transport Costs Surge in Kutkai

Residents in Kutkai, northern Shan State, say the cost of transporting emergency patients to hospitals in Mandalay has surged to around 2 million kyats...

Fuel Shortage Delays Emergency Ambulances, Puts Lives at Risk in Southern Shan

A worsening fuel shortage in Taunggyi City, southern Shan State, is severely disrupting emergency ambulance services, leaving volunteer responders unable to reach patients in...

Poison in the Lifeblood: Inside the Crisis Facing the Salween River

Arsenic levels in the Salween Riverβ€”one of Myanmar’s most vital waterwaysβ€”have been found to exceed safe limits by more than five times. The discovery,...

Gold Mining Destroys Farmland in Kyaukme, Residents Say

Large-scale gold mining using heavy machinery is rapidly destroying farmland along the Nam Jing stream in Mong Ngaw, Kyaukme Township in northern Shan State,...

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