by Admin | May 19, 2026 | Cybercrime, Daily News, Highlights
Source: Shan Human Rights Foundation | Update Recent testimony by a trafficking survivor has revealed that rare earth mines operated by a Chinese company in southern Mong Hsat, eastern Shan State, close to the Thai border, are using trafficked Burmese scam workers...
by Admin | May 15, 2026 | Analyses, Opinion Papers, Politics/Policy, Resource Extraction
Source: Eurasia Review | Analysis by Arman Sidhu Myanmar’s Kachin and Shan states have served this function for years. Laos is now serving it as well. Read Full Story
by Admin | May 1, 2026 | Opinion Papers, Resource Extraction
Source: Development and Cooperation | By Seng Li, Johanna Sydow On-the-ground reporting from Myanmar’s isolated border regions is rare. For this exclusive report, the authors drew on local research and spoke to people in Kachin State....
by Admin | Apr 29, 2026 | Daily News
Source: Associated Press | By Anton L. Delgado, Aniruddha Ghosal Rising demand for rare earth materials is driving an unregulated mining boom centered in war-torn Myanmar, to the west, that is spreading to Laos, in the east. Read Full Story
by Admin | Apr 14, 2026 | Opinion Papers, Resource Extraction
Source: Asia Times | By Ghin Shoute China’s rare earth monopoly runs through Myanmar’s Kachin State — and a rebel group the Quad cannot officially recognize Read Full Story