Chiang Mai Air Pollution Among World’s Worst as Authorities Announce Emergency Controls
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Air pollution in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand, has surged to among the worst levels globally, prompting the provincial governor to issue emergency restrictions and...
UWSA Linked to Quartz Mining Operation in Northern Shan State
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Residents in Tangyan Township, northern Shan State, allege that the United Wa State Army (UWSA) is collaborating with Chinese mining investors to extract quartz...
Industrial Mining Pollutes Waterways and Displaces Farmers in Mong Hpyak
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Residents of Mong Hpyak Township in eastern Shan State report severe environmental damage and displacement linked to large-scale gold mining operations carried out by...
Homes, Farmland, and Schools Destroyed: Pangtara Families Still in Crisis
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Residents of Kone Sawng Village in Pangtara (Pindaya) Township, Southern Shan State, continue to struggle four months after flash floods and landslides destroyed homes...
TNLA Allocates Mining Plots to Residents in Mongkut Prior to Withdrawal
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The Ta’ang (Palaung) National Liberation Army (TNLA) is allocating gemstone-mining plots to residents at the Mongkut Golf Course in Mongkut (Mogok) town, located on...
Unseasonal Floods Destroy Rice Harvests Across Northern Shan State
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Farmers in northern Shan State are facing an unprecedented crisis as unseasonal, continuous heavy rainfall has triggered devastating floods, destroying much of the annual...
Floods and Forced Payments Push Shan State Rice Farmers to the Brink
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Farmers in the Pong Inn area, where the borders of Taunggyi, Hopong, and Hsihseng townships meet in southern Shan State, are facing mounting losses...
Landslide Buries IDP Camp in Shan State, 10 Missing Including Infant
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A landslide triggered by continuous rains in Ywangan Township, Southern Shan State, buried a camp for displaced people in Kyauk Taw village, leaving 10...
Inle Lake Festival Proceeds Amid Flood and Earthquake Recovery Struggles
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The annual Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda Festival (Thadingyut Festival) is underway in the Inle region of Yawnghwe (Nyaungshwe) Township, organized under tight security by...
Toxic Rare Earth Mining Ravages Farmland and Threatens Livelihoods in Eastern Shan State
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The Shan Human Rights Foundation (SHRF) reports that more than 40 acres of farmland have been destroyed downstream of rare earth mines in the...
