Myanmar is the world’s biggest source of jade, with the industry largely driven by insatiable demand for the translucent gem from neighbouring China.
Category: Myanmar
Myanmar seizes over 3,500 tons of illegal timbers in 10 months
As of Oct 31, the authorities confiscated over 1,061 tonnes of teak, over 548 tonnes of hardwood and over 1,909 tonnes of other types of timbers in the country’s regions, states and Naypyidaw Union Territory.
Sun not shining on Myanmar junta’s solar power projects
Just six companies, including Chinese firms and local companies with connections to the military regime, have made bids for the 12 solar power projects Myanmar’s junta put up for tender in May, although some 40 firms including Thai companies have expressed interest in the projects.
Dispossession, deforestation and deceit in Myanmar
Plans for palm oil self-sufficiency are a pretext for consolidation of military power.
Indian company drops plan to develop Myanmar military-owned port
On Wednesday India’s largest port operator said it was abandoning plans to build a container terminal in Myanmar’s commercial capital, Yangon. This past June, Norwegian pension fund KLP divested from the port company, saying the Indian company’s links with the Myanmar military breach the fund’s responsible investment policy.
Lights off in Myanmar
The energy sector has been a site of international investment in Myanmar, but, with foreign investors jittery and blackouts escalating, it is also a site of resistance against the military coup.
China ramps up electricity imports from North Korea, Russia, Myanmar in bid to ease power crisis
The power is being generated by the Chinese-built Dapein (1) hydropower station located near Bhamo, a trading hub in northern Myanmar, according to people familiar with the matter.
Tiny crab encased in amber reveals evolutionary march out of the ocean
The stunningly preserved, 100-million-year-old crustacean also highlights the conflict surrounding Myanmar’s amber mines.
Myanmar’s hidden hunger
The economic crash is worsening food insecurity across the country. However, the Dry Zone and Delta regions are traditionally off the aid radar, mainly because they are not in border conflict zones where humanitarian needs have typically been the most pressing.