The Man Maw tin mining site, located in the autonomous Wa region in northern Shan State, seen on April 24. (Planet Labs PBC | AFP)

Myanmar tin mega-mine restarts operations: thinktank

One of the world's biggest tin mines, located in an autonomous region of war-torn Myanmar, is resuming operations suspended since 2023 and ramping up exports to China, a thinktank said Thursday.

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