A woman works in a lead mine in Tanintharyi Region's Thaboleik village on October 11. (Mar Naw | Frontier)

Poisoned earth: Unregulated mining ravages Myanmar’s deep south

Mines are being dug across Tanintharyi Region amid a collapse in environmental regulation and the chaos of armed conflict, with minerals exported to Thailand and China.

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