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A diver prepares to go under water in search of lead in Han Ka Pyu village tract, in Tanintharyi Region’s Bokpyin Township, on December 8. (Mg Htin | Frontier)

Plundering paradise: The underwater lead mines of Myanmar’s deep south

Unregulated lead mining is polluting the waters in Tanintharyi’s Bokpyin Township, while locals say most of the money is going to outsiders or lining the pockets of corrupt officials.

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