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Water Quality Results of the Salween River: Pollution Sources to Be Investigated by Myanmar

by Admin | Nov 28, 2025 | Environment

Source: The Nation PCD reports arsenic contamination in Salween River, with 13 test points exceeding standards. Myanmar to be notified for pollution source investigation. Read Full Story

Mekong commission alerted to river pollution emergency

by Admin | Nov 27, 2025 | Daily News, Environment

Source: Bangkok Post | By Post Reporters The 32nd Meeting of the MRC Council was held on Wednesday in this northern province. It was chaired by Culture Minister Sabeeda Thaised, with representatives from Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam attending both in person and online....

Great Game intensifies for Myanmar’s Kachin rare earths

by Admin | Nov 27, 2025 | Environment, Opinion Papers, Revolution

Source: Pacific Forum | By Cchavi Vasisht, Aung Thura Ko Ko Since the 2021 coup, extraction has multiplied—by some estimates fivefold—as both the military regime and ethnic armed groups turned to minerals to finance the war. Read Full Story

Unregulated Mining Along Rivers in Mainland Southeast Asia

by Admin | Nov 25, 2025 | Environment, Highlights, Opinion Papers

Source: Stimson | By Regan Kwan, Brian Eyler New data unveils the huge scale of unregulated mining along rivers in Myanmar, Laos, and Cambodia with implications for the health and safety of communities and ecosystems. Read Full Story

Myanmar Waste Problem: Subtle but Challenging

by Admin | Nov 21, 2025 | Civil Society, Environment, Opinion Papers

Source: The Sabai Times | SRIc Insights By Thuta Aung Myanmar is facing a growing waste-management crisis as rising urbanisation, increased consumption, and ongoing conflict strain a system already weakened by decades of neglect. Read Full Story

In Myanmar, Illicit Rare Earth Mining Is Taking a Heavy Toll

by Admin | Nov 20, 2025 | Daily News, Environment

Source: Yale School of the Environment | By Emily Fishbein, Jauman Naw As China has cut back on domestic extraction of rare earth minerals, uncontrolled mining in Myanmar has boomed in areas ruled by ethnic armies. Read Full Story
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