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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Three years after it was torn apart by communal violence, Meiktila continues a slow recovery that is being aided by efforts to promote interfaith understanding.
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The Constitutional Tribunal is in a stronger position to fulfill its mandate after enduring controversy not of its making under the outgoing government.
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More time is needed to draft a new Mines Law that prevents the human rights abuses seen in the past.
လှေသည် နေရပ်စွန့်ခွာ ထွက်ပြေးခဲ့ရသူများကို ထားရှိသည့် စခန်းတစ်ခုမှ ခရီးသည် ၆၀ ခန့်ကို တင်ဆောင်လာခဲ့သည်ဟု ကုလသမဂ္ဂက ပြောကြားသည်
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Long-standing internal divisions are threatening to tear apart the Arakan National Party amid its showdown with the National League for Democracy.
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