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China’s Rare Earth Rush Is Poisoning the Mekong — And Southeast Asia Is Paying the Price

by Admin | Jul 12, 2026 | Daily News, Politics/Policy, Resource Extraction

Source: Mizzima | By Sun Lee For seventy million people, the Mekong River isn’t scenery. It’s dinner. It’s income. It’s the reason a village exists where it does. Read Full Story

‘Myanmar Women Are Like Shirts’: Inside Kachin’s Chinese-Run Rare Earth Mines

by Admin | Jul 7, 2026 | Daily News

Source: The Irrawaddy | By Ah Htoi In the shadow of mountains rising above Pangwa—Kachin State’s rare earth mining hub—the promise of immense wealth for investors has become a daily struggle for survival for Myanmar’s conflict-displaced women. Read Full...

Illegal Rare Earth Mining: Need to Approach China’s Central Government

by Admin | Jun 26, 2026 | Daily News

Source: CNI News | By Nan Shwe Sin Htun Dr. M Kawn La further suggested that the Myanmar government should either conduct airstrikes on illegal rare earth mining operations or approach and negotiate with the Chinese central government. Read Full...

Residents oppose push to expand rare-earth mining near Chipwi Town

by Admin | Jun 26, 2026 | Daily News, Resource Extraction

Source: Burma News International | By Kachin News Group Residents are opposing an attempt to expand rare-earth mining operations to an area near Chipwi Town in Kachin State’s Chipwi District, where Chinese business operators are leading efforts to launch a new...

Myanmar’s Christian Highlands Sit Atop the World’s Heavy Rare Earth Crown Jewels-Will the West Stand Aside?

by Admin | Jun 22, 2026 | Daily News

Source: Rare Earth Exchanges | By Daniel Western policymakers face a critical choice: engage diplomatically and economically with resistance groups controlling key mineral regions, or cede the supply chain to Beijing Read Full Story
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