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...
Floods Follow Quake: Inle Lake Communities Face Double Crisis
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Heavy early monsoon rains have caused water levels to rise more than a foot in the earthquake-stricken Inle Lake region of Nyaungshwe Township, worsening...
Floodwaters and Gold: How Disaster and Extraction Collide on the Thai-Myanmar Border
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From the sandbagged banks of the Sai River, the scene across to Myanmar is one of quiet devastation. Red tin roofs and crumbling storefronts...
Displaced Earthquake Survivors Hit Again as Winds Destroy Shelters in Inle
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Residents of the Inle region, already displaced by the March 28 earthquake, are facing renewed suffering as powerful winds ravaged their temporary shelters, compounding...
Inle Residents Struggle to Rebuild Amid Shifting Ground After Earthquake
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Residents in the Inle region of Shan State are facing challenges as they attempt to rebuild their homes following the powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake that...
