Rare Earth Mining Booms in Golden Triangle After Myanmar Coup: SHRF
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Rare earth mining in Mong Yawng Township, part of Myanmar’s Golden Triangle border region under the control of the National Democratic Alliance Army (NDAA,...
Eight Killed, Dozens Missing After Landslide Hits Flood-Stricken Pangtara Township
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A catastrophic landslide tore through this Konesaung and Onget villages in Pangtara Township before dawn on July 28, claiming at least eight lives and...
Cyclone Wipha Triggers Widespread Flooding Across Eastern and Southern Shan State
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Torrential rains unleashed by Cyclone Wipha have triggered flash floods across eastern and southern Shan State, damaging homes, submerging farmland, and forcing evacuations in...
Floods and Debt Push Inle Region Farmers to the Brink
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Weeks of relentless rainfall since June 10 have submerged thousands of acres of farmland in the Inle region of Nyaungshwe Township, southern Shan State,...
Heavy Rains Trigger Rockfalls in Southern Shan Hillside Communities
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Heavy and persistent rainfall has triggered landslides and rockfalls in the Htipawng Village Tract of Pinlaung Township, southern Shan State, forcing residents to flee...
Communities at Risk as Cross-Border Mining Pollutes Kok River
“I’ve never seen the river like this. The Namhkok used to give us life, and now we can’t even eat the fish,” said 70-year-old...
Gold Mining Expansion Under MNDAA Spurs Protests, Evictions in Shan State
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A gold mining project backed by the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), also known as the Kokang Army, has triggered community protests and...
Rubies, Gold, and Guns: Mining Drives War and Environmental Collapse in Shan State
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In the misty highlands of northern Shan State, the once-lush fairways of Mogok’s golf course, a local landmark in the fabled "Ruby Land", have...
Shan State Floods Destroy Over 1,000 Acres of Paddy Fields
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Heavy and continuous rains have flooded more than 1,000 acres of summer paddy fields in Shan State’s Taunggyi, Hopong, and Hsihseng townships, leaving local...
Rare Earth Mining Booms in UWSA Territory, Triggering Alarming Environmental Fallout
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Rare earth mining in Mong Bawk Township, an area controlled by the United Wa State Army (UWSA), has increased eightfold over the past 10...
