Workers load tonnes of rare earth minerals into bags ready for shipping at a refinery in eastern Malaysia, fuelling the ...

Workers load tonnes of rare earth minerals into bags ready for shipping at a refinery in eastern Malaysia, fuelling the ...

Marauding regime troops are robbing civilians and looting homes as they blaze an avenging trail through the sprawling Lone Khin village tract in Hpakant.

Saw Si Paw Rak Salween guns the wooden fishing boat’s engine and steers along the river that inspired his family name. He is ...

BANGKOK--The bodies of 33 people have been recovered from a landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar and rescuers are ...

YANGON — A court in Myanmar on Tuesday sentenced a local employee of an American-owned hemp farm to 20 years in prison for violating drug laws concerning marijuana.Shein Latt was one of ...

Striking stories of the human impact from global events including the climate crisis, US aid cuts and drone wars. The World Press photo of the year and two finalists will be announced on 23 April ...

A rare earth mining site in Myanmar's Kachin State's Chipwi Township allegedly operated by the Ginlum company is shown in May 2023. Image courtesy of Frontier Myanmar. From the story "Back in Business ...

Dec. 3 (UPI) --Unregulated mining across the Mekong region is accelerating at a pace that environmental researchers warn is outstripping governance, enforcement and ecological safeguards. From Myanmar ...

Uncontrolled mining in areas of Myanmar ruled by powerful ethnic armies has boomed. It boggles the mind how any civilization/species can willingly destroy the only planet that is known (so far) in the ...

The largely unregulated mining of rare earth minerals in Myanmar’s Kachin state is taking a heavy toll on forests, rivers and human health, according to sources and satellite imagery collected by ...