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Ethnic villagers in Sagaing Division say that gold mining along the fourth largest river in Burma is ruining farmland and causing tension in the community
Dec 20, 2007 (DVB), A gold mining village in Mandalay division’s Thar Si township was raided last week by government troops who seized valuable items and cash, according to locals.[…]
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Miners at Tagon Gold Mine-1 in Mandalay division are calling on the government to adopt a Mining Law, to ensure safety standards and the protection of miners’ rights.
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Church leaders in Tanai estimate that about a thousand people have sought sanctuary at churches in the town.
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Fighting between government troops and the KIA forces hundreds of people to flee gold-mining sites in Kachin State’s Kamaing Township.
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Residents of Hwaysai village say the mine, operated by local businessman Kyauk Win, has been eroding the banks of Uru Creek and obstructing the flow of water since it began in March of this year.
Local villagers said years of unregulated gold mining several kilometres away has caused the environmental degradation as dumped waste and chemicals has flowed into the stream.
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The mining sector in Burma receives flak, with protestors taking to the streets in Wetthay and Phetshay villages in Thabeikkyin, Mandalay.
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In a country known as the Golden Land, gold miners are dying of a disease endemic to their work.
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Local authorities in Mandalay region have issued arrest warrants for five protest leaders from the Moehti Moemi gold mine site.
The Molo Women Mining Watch Network and Karenni Civil Society Network have strongly condemned the Burmese government’s practice of granting mining contracts in conflict zones in Karenni state.
Four Burmese gold mine workers, who were arrested while leading a march to Naypidaw in November, were sentenced to six months imprisonment on Thursday for protesting without permission and instigating public unrest
The four gold miners who were assaulted and arrested during a march to Naypyidaw last month have been hit with additional charges for protesting without permission
Talks between protesting employees at the Moehti Moemi gold mine and representatives from the government and the Myanmar National Prosperity Public Company Limited failed to yield any tangible results yesterday
The protestors from Moehti Moemi gold mine agreed on Monday to hold formal talks with the Mining Ministry following the arrest of four fellow miners during a march from Rangoon to Naypyidaw on Friday
A stand-off between local farmers in Mandalay division’s Thabeikkyin township and a private mining company is intensifying after rumours are circulating that gold deposits reside in the area
Burma’s restrictive legal framework means many mining companies may hold onto their cash and wait for a more attractive investment environment before investing in large-scale operations
Philex Mining Corp keen to invest in Burma’s natural gas and metallic minerals after sending fact-finding delegation to country
Oct 27, 2009 (DVB), Around 700 troops from a pro-junta Karen militia have entered territory controlled by the opposition Karen National Union in eastern Burma, allegedly to mine for gold.[…]
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Locals say Mangpang Militia has threatened to murder residents and forced them to consent to a gold mining operation.
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“We discovered that the contamination of heavy metals such as iron, copper and arsenic has increased in the Chindwin River due to waste disposal from gold mining operations,” said the Ministry of Transport’s Director-General.
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A coalition of 422 civil society and environmental groups are calling on the government to halt all proposed coal and large-scale hydropower projects, citing a raft of negative impacts on vulnerable local communities.
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A KIA spokesman says the Kachin militia engaged Burmese troops along the road between Kamaing and Hpakant on Monday morning after government forces had advanced on a position where the KIA’s 6th Battalion had dug in.
The nationalist monks opened a Rangoon school that teaches students how to become ‘decent citizens’ who protect Burma’s majority race and Buddhist religion.
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The Burmese army has been launching major offensives against ethnic militias that did not sign the NCA, writes Brang Hkangda.
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Kachin groups have slammed a recent joint Burmese-American expedition to Gamlang Razi, southeast Asia’s tallest mountain
The Irrawaddy Dolphins are being threatened with extinction by the practice of “electrofishing”, which provides high yields for individual fishers at the expense of the natural environment.
An outpost belonging to the Shan State Army-South in northeastern Burma was burnt down on Sunday by government soldiers, who claimed to be searching for four Burmese “civilians”
The Ministry of Mining have issued a directive ordering all private mining companies operating in Kachin state’s Hpakant town to temporarily suspend their operations
