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Chinese rare earth mines in eastern Shan State using trafficked Burmese scammers as slave labour

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...

China’s Rare Earth Supply Chain Is Expanding Into Laos: The Structural Logic Explains Why – Analysis

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

Myanmar: A hidden source of China’s most critical minerals

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....

Rare earth mining is poisoning Mekong River tributaries, threatening ‘the world’s kitchen’

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

Quad needs to break China’s rare earth hold on Myanmar

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
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