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BANGKOK--A Chinese-backed militia is protecting new rare earth mines in eastern Myanmar, according to four people familiar with the matter, as Beijing moves to secure control of the minerals it is ...
News Myanmar » Shan » People: Myanmar: Armed Group Abuses in Shan State
(Bangkok) – An ethnic armed group in northern Myanmar has abducted and forcibly recruited civilians fleeing fighting in Shan State, Human Rights Watch said today. Myanmar’s military also has a long ...
News Myanmar » Shan » People: Regime Moves to Register Civil Servants as Auxiliary Forces in Northern Shan
Leaked directives show police, firefighters and civil servants are being registered as auxiliary forces as the military shifts troops to Chin State and central Myanmar.
News Myanmar » Shan » People: ‘Food brings people together’: A Myanmar refugee chef’s story
For Nang Kham, cooking is a way to preserve her Shan heritage while building connections in the country she now calls home.
News Myanmar » Shan » People: Myanmar’s Shan State at Serious Environmental Risk as China Drives Dangerous Mining Surge
Mining activity has surged dramatically in Myanmar’s eastern Shan State, led by the China Investment Mining Company — a venture strongly backed by Beijing. The company is expanding rare earth and gold ...
News Myanmar » Shan » People: Myanmar’s Shan state sees surge in violence
An upsurge in violence in Myanmar's northern Shan state over the last 10 days has resulted in human casualties and displacements, sources have said. On July 1, rebels attacked four military battalions ...
News Myanmar » Shan » People: Poisons in rivers flowing from Myanmar spark protests at China’s embassy
In Bangkok demonstrators complain about pollution caused by gold and rare earth mining in Shan State, in areas controlled by armed ethnic groups backed by Beijing, not Myanmar’s military junta. In ...