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Russian-Backed Steel Plant Restart Sparks Environmental and Health Fears in Myanmar’s Shan State

by Admin | Aug 25, 2026 | Daily News

Source: Burma News International | By Shan Herald Agent for News The Myanmar military junta’s push to restart a controversial, Russian-backed steel plant in Shan State is discharging toxic wastewater into local waterways, causing health issues and crop damage...

Thai researcher links Kok and Sai river pollution to mining in Myanmar

by Admin | Aug 21, 2026 | Interviews, Opinion Papers

Source: Mizzima | Interview with Dr. Suebsakun Kidnukorn Dr. Suebsakun Kidnukorn is a lecturer at the School of Social Innovation, Mae Fah Luang University in Chiang Rai, and a co-founder of the People’s Network for the Protection of the Kok, Sai, Ruak and Mekong...

Thai activist links new Mekong mega-dam to Myanmar mining pollution crisis, demands ‘no-go zones’

by Admin | Aug 17, 2026 | Daily News

Source: Mizzima The call follows a Thailand-Myanmar Terms of Reference signed on 7 August, witnessed by Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Myanmar junta leader Gen. Min Aung Hlaing during the latter’s visit to Bangkok. Read Full Story

Rare earth waste is reaching Myanmar’s Irrawaddy River and no one is measuring it

by Admin | Aug 17, 2026 | Daily News

Source: Mizzima Myanmar’s rivers carry the same category of waste over a great distance. The Irrawaddy runs the length of the country from Kachin State to the Andaman Sea, and the mining belt sits directly in its headwaters. Read Full Story

Rare Earth Mining, Toxic Rivers Expose Gaps in Bangkok’s Cross-Border Pollution Pact

by Admin | Aug 14, 2026 | Daily News, Environmental, Resource Extraction

Source: Shan Herald Agency for News “If nothing is done on the ground and it remains only on paper, this agreement will be like a chronic illness quietly torturing locals,” SHRF spokesperson Sai Hor Hseng told SHAN. Read Full Story
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