by Admin | Jun 20, 2025 | Daily News, Resistance
Source: The Irrawaddy The Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA), an ethnic Palaung armed group, is monopolizing ruby mining operations in Mogoke town in northern Mandalay Region and harming the local environment by conducting excessive extraction, according to...
by Admin | Jun 19, 2025 | Daily News, Resource Extraction
Source: Bangkok Post | By Wassayos Ngamkham The Kok River, once a lifeline for communities across northern Thailand, is facing an environmental catastrophe. Read Full Story
by Admin | Jun 19, 2025 | Opinion Papers, Resource Extraction
Source: Shan Human Rights Foundation | Update In 2015, there were only three rare earth mines in the Mong Bawk area. By February 2025, satellite imagery showed 26 rare earth mines scattered across the hills south of the town Read Full Story
by Admin | Jun 18, 2025 | Daily News, Resource Extraction
Source: BARRON’S | By Chayanit Itthipongmaetee and Sally Jensen “We already know where the contamination is coming from,” said fisherman Sawat. “They should go fix it at the source.” Read Full Story
by Admin | Jun 17, 2025 | Daily News, Resource Extraction
Source: Thai Public Broadcasting Service | Thai PBS World So long as the mines in Shan state continue to discharge toxic waste into the river, Dr. Sitang Pilaila said that there is only a slim chance that the contamination of the Kok River can be resolved. Read Full...
