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https://assets.frontiermyanmar.net/2026/09/AFP__20260616__B6BR7UU__v1__HighRes__ThailandMyanmarEnvironmentRiverPollutionHealth.jpg16001067This edition of Political Insider looks at the impact of rare earth mining in eastern Shan State and how the pollution caused by this unregulated industry is affecting communities in Myanmar, Thailand and the wider Mekong region.