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Category: Myanmar
Govt plans three-month mining moratorium in disaster-prone Hpakant
The moratorium will occur during the rainy season from July to August amid concerns about accidents.
Myanmar’s deadly jade mining
In a poorly regulated industry plagued by corruption, dozens die each year in Myanmar’s jade mining landslides – with last month’s deaths the latest in a long string of accidents to befall the Hpakant area of Kachin state.
Police in Myanmar Raid Village, Arrest Residents For Protest Against Cement Plant
Villagers demanded compensation for land they say they lost when an 18-foot-wide road was built as part of the project and urged authorities to address an influx of hundreds of Chinese employees who are working at the site.
Five From China Charged Over Illegal Banana Plantation in Myanmar Protected Forest
The Chinese Company has been operating the plantations near Aung Myae Thar No. 1 and No. 2 village in Waingmaw township since 2018 and now have expanded their growing areas by more than 300 acres in the two communities.
Yangon gets smarter
Yangon is introducing smart meters to control the electricity supply, monitor usage and bill customers in a single automated system.