Military Junta to Revive Taunggyi Dreadful Pang Peg Steel Mill
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“If the Pang Peg (Pinpet) steel mill resumes, the locals could face starvation. We are worried that more land confiscation would occur again,” Khun...
Mining Company Restarts Project In Hsipaw Township
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A Mandalay-based conglomerate linked to Burma's military is planning to restart large-scale coal mining in Hsipaw Township, which was stopped by the National League...
Hsi Hseng paddy growers face an economic lost this year
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The paddy growers in Hsi Hseng township, Southern Shan State, experienced a lost mainly because of the superfluous rainfall. It is reported that apart from...
Coal Mining Companies Ramp Up Illegal Extractions Amid Protests
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Mining companies are using the civil unrest that is breaking out across Burma as a diversion to extract coal in areas of southern Shan...
Farmers Threatened to Accept Deal for Confiscated Land
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By- Hseng Hleng The government seized land from farmers in eastern Shan State and threatened them to accept substitute land, according to a Shan political...
Coal Mining in Namzang Would Destroy Water Source in Mongnai, Locals Say
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By HSENG LENG / SHAN Locals across two townships are concerned about the environmental impact of potential coal extraction operations near Nam Maw Nguen lake...
Flooding Damages Homes and Farms in Shan State
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By- Sai Hseng Hlaing Flooding caused extensive damage to Nam Salap village, in northern Shan State, this Saturday (September 26), with homes and farms completely...
Hsihseng Farmers Continue to Demand Return of Land Confiscated by Military
Farmers in Hsihseng Township in the Pa-O Self-Administered Zone of Shan State say that the case of their seized farmland remains unresolved, as the...
Locals Object to Confiscation of Their Land to Build Hydropower Plant Housing
Locals have opposed a move by a construction company to seize more than 250 acres of land in southern Shan State’s Mongnai Township to...
Flooding Forces More Than 100 Villagers From Their Homes in Hsipaw
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By SAI HSENG HLAING / SHAN More than 100 people in Ner Makhaw village are facing struggles with housing and food after heavy flooding hit...