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Satellite data show burst of deforestation in Myanmar rare earth mining hotspots

By Latoya AbuluSonam Lama Hyolmo Myanmar’s Kachin state, near the border with China, is a global hub for rare earth minerals.
Washington Examiner

Land battles surface in Myanmar as reforms unfold

The fight over land in Mingaladon is one of many such battles in Myanmar. Human rights groups say land battles are intensifying because companies tied to the military and business elite are rushing to ...
Seattle Times

A landslide in a Myanmar jade mining area kills at least 12 and leaves many missing

BANGKOK (AP) — An overnight landslide at a jade mining area in northern Myanmar has killed at least a dozen people and left many others missing, according to a resident, rescuers and independent media ...

Monsoon tree planting tradition restores Myanmar forest landscape

In Myanmar, where political and ethnic divides run deep, the people collectively cherish one common aspiration - to protect ...
Washington Examiner

Myanmar land grab victims turn to black magic

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Victims of land grabs in Myanmar have eagerly tested newfound freedoms by protesting and sending petitions to the president and parliament, to no avail. Now some are turning to ...
Reuters

Japan's rush into Myanmar snags on land ownership issues

THILAWA, Myanmar (Reuters) - If Japan's plans to develop a massive industrial complex in Myanmar push ahead, Win Aung's village will be cut in half, his cottage and ricefields razed. The 39-year-old ...