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    78 Search results for "gold mining"

    Chin Environment Land Lead Story Natural resources News Uncategorized

    Kuki villagers call for halt to gold mining

    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

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    Military raids on gold mining village

    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.[…]

    Gold miners push for Mining Law video

    Business Lead Story Natural resources News Politics Video

    Gold miners push for Mining Law

    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.

    Kachin Lead Story Natural resources News

    Tanai’s mining evacuees need long-term solutions, say Kachin church leaders

    Church leaders in Tanai estimate that about a thousand people have sought sanctuary at churches in the town.

    Conflict Lead Story Natural resources News

    Gold miners flee clashes in Kachin State

    Fighting between government troops and the KIA forces hundreds of people to flee gold-mining sites in Kachin State’s Kamaing Township.

    Environment Kachin Lead Story News

    Protestors call for closure of gold mine

    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.

    Environment Lead Story News

    Indawgyi Lake threatened by mining, war

    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.

    Human Rights Lead Story Mandalay Division Natural resources News

    Over 1,000 in Mandalay protest mining activities

    The mining sector in Burma receives flak, with protestors taking to the streets in Wetthay and Phetshay villages in Thabeikkyin, Mandalay.

    Black Lung in the Golden Land video

    Lead Story Natural resources News

    Black Lung in the Golden Land

    In a country known as the Golden Land, gold miners are dying of a disease endemic to their work.

    Law Lead Story Natural resources News

    Five gold mine protestors to be charged with sedition

    Local authorities in Mandalay region have issued arrest warrants for five protest leaders from the Moehti Moemi gold mine site.

    Ethnic issues Lead Story News

    Karenni ceasefire fuels mining exploitation: NGOs

    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.

    News Politics

    Four gold mine protestors sentenced to jail

    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

    News Politics

    Burma slams gold miners for protesting without permit

    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

    News Politics

    Protestors, mining conglomerate fail to forge deal during talks

    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

    News Politics

    Protesting gold miners to hold talks with gov’t following crackdown

    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

    News Politics

    Farmers, gold miners square off over land dispute

    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

    Business News

    Laws stifle investment in mining sector

    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

    News

    DKBA troops dig for gold in Karen territory

    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.[…]

    Ethnic issues Lead Story Military News

    People’s militia terrorises us, say Lashio villagers

    Locals say Mangpang Militia has threatened to murder residents and forced them to consent to a gold mining operation.

    Health Lead Story News Sagaing

    Metal contamination on Chindwin River ‘dangerously high’

    “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.

    Electricity Energy Environment Lead Story Natural resources News

    Hundreds of CSOs demand safe, sustainable energy plan

    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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    Conflict Kachin Lead Story News

    KIA, Burmese army clash near Hpakant

    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.

    Ethnic issues Lead Story News

    New Ma-Ba-Tha school teaches children to ‘protect race and religion’

    The nationalist monks opened a Rangoon school that teaches students how to become ‘decent citizens’ who protect Burma’s majority race and Buddhist religion.

    Conflict Contributor Kachin Lead Story News Shan

    OPINION: Burmese military still has its own agenda

    The Burmese army has been launching major offensives against ethnic militias that did not sign the NCA, writes Brang Hkangda.

    Mission to Burma’s tallest mountain video

    Culture Lead Story Politics Video

    Mission to Burma’s tallest mountain

    Kachin groups have slammed a recent joint Burmese-American expedition to Gamlang Razi, southeast Asia’s tallest mountain

    Irrawaddy Dolphins under threat from ‘electrofishing’ video

    Environment Lead Story Video

    Irrawaddy Dolphins under threat from ‘electrofishing’

    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.

    Politics

    Burmese army torches Shan rebel outpost

    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”

    Environment News

    Ministry orders jade mines to close during rainy season

    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

    News Politics

    Leaked document reveals Myitsone dam set to reopen

    According to documents obtained by DVB, the controversial dam project in Burma’s Kachin state is set to reopen after President Thein Sein pledged to halt its construction

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