Buildings under construction at the Global South Industrial project site in the Loikaw Industrial Zone in Kayah State. (Supplied | Kayah Earthrights Action Network)
Buildings under construction at the Global South Industrial project site in the Loikaw Industrial Zone in Kayah State. (Supplied | Kayah Earthrights Action Network)

The scrap over Loikaw’s industrial zone

The fast-tracking of a Chinese company’s proposal to invest tens of millions in the Kayah State capital has angered activists, politicians and armed groups.

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