A mining waste dump area in Monywa, pictured in 2013. (AFP)

Collapse in minerals exports robs junta of key revenue

The closure of Myanmar’s biggest mines due to the post-coup conflict has contributed to an 80 percent plummet in export earnings over the last two years.

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