Tag: mining
Rare Earth Mining, Toxic Rivers Expose Gaps in Bangkok’s Cross-Border Pollution...
Inside Bangkok’s opulent Queen Sirikit National Convention Center, Myanmar’s military junta leader and Thai government officials smiled as they signed a series of bilateral...
UWSA Warns Mining Operators Amid Cross-Border Pollution Concerns
Facing mounting scrutiny over heavy metal contamination flowing into neighboring Thailand, the leadership of the United Wa State Army (UWSA) has summoned business owners...
Mining Boom and Gambling Debt Fuel Land Crisis in Kalaw Township
Land prices in Baw Hseng Village, Kalaw Township, have nearly doubled as expanding mining operations and mounting gambling-related debt drive the rapid sale of...
KIO/KIA and TNLA Argue Over Mining in Namtu Township
The Kachin Independence Organisation/Kachin Independence Army (KIO/KIA) and Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) are embroiled in a dispute over mining interests in Namtu Township,...
Coal Mining Company Pressures Villagers In Southern Shan State
Residents in southern Shan State say they are being pressured to accept a coal mining project they don't want near their village. An abbot at...
Mong Hpyak Locals to Petition Union Govt to Halt Australian Gold...
Eastern Shan State residents have opposed the project since meeting company reps last year, saying it will destroy 140,000 acres of paddy fields. Residents of...
