In the remote mountains of Kachin State, rare earth elements used in everything from wind turbine generators to television screens are being mined illegally with seemingly toxic chemicals.
In the remote mountains of Kachin State, rare earth elements used in everything from wind turbine generators to television screens are being mined illegally with seemingly toxic chemicals.
The leader of a Tatmadaw-controlled Border Guard Force in a remote region of Kachin State has emerged as a key player in the global rare earth trade, and has turned the territory under his de facto control into a mining hub at a high environmental cost.
New restrictions on the sale and distribution of oxygen to the public have made it harder to treat COVID-19 patients at home and social welfare groups have warned the rules could result in more preventable deaths.
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It was an obscenity to use the deaths of those who died in last month's ferry crash — several of whom were young children — as a political tool.
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It was an obscenity to use the deaths of those who died in last month's ferry crash — several of whom were young children — as a political tool.
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The General Administration Department, a far-reaching civil service body under military authority, has just created a new and powerful role for friends of the army.
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Myanmar benefits from a vast and surprisingly efficient free-market recycling system and those who support it at the grassroots deserve more credit for their work.
Military rule wrecked Myanmar’s higher education system and the new government faces many challenges to restore it.
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