Southern Shan State Faces Water Shortage
Nearly 200 families are affected in Mong Nai township alone. Townships throughout southern Shan State do not have enough drinking water, locals say. Mong Nai,...
Hailstorm Destroys Farms And Damages Homes
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“The hailstones were so big they made holes in the rooves of houses,” said a local affected by the evening storm. Massive hailstones pounded southern...
Ad hoc panel discussion and the Myitsone dam controversy
On April 20, an ad hoc panel discussion attended by some 700 people titled “Will Redeem Back The Irrawaddy” headed by the Metta Development...
Chinese gold mining proposal in northern Kachin state rejected
In the midst of Myitsone dam related controversy, with the National League for Democracy government torn between having to honor the previous military government...
Kyaukme Locals Worried About Health Impacts of Coal Mining
The air and water quality has been affected over the last 10 years, villagers say. After more than 10 years of coal mining in northern...
Myitsone dam, the Chinese ambassador and the Kachin people
Following the Chinese ambassador to Myanmar Hong Liang's Myitkyina visit that took place from 28 to 29 December 2018, where he met leaders of...
Coal Mining Company’s License Renewed
Coal extraction company gets the green light to operate in Shan State next year despite polluting the air, land and water for nearly two...
Dam-building in Shan State: Militarization and subjugation the main purpose?
On December 5, Shan communities and local Members of Parliaments held a press conference in Yangon, City Hotel, to call for an immediate cancellation...
‘We Are Not Stupid or Blind’: Locals Oppose Coal Mining in Laikha
Hundreds of people demonstrate against a proposed coal extraction project set to destroy more than 1,000 acres of Shan State paddy fields. Hundreds of locals...
Tatmadaw Destroys Local Farms Following Attack by Unknown Assailants in Hsipaw
Officers told locals ‘life was more important than corn’ after destroying their crops a week before the harvest. Government forces destroyed local corn farms...