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Toxic Thailand rivers pinned on Myanmar mines
A sprawling new mine is gouged into the lush rolling hills of northeast Myanmar, where civil war has weakened the ...
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Toxic Thailand rivers pinned on Shan State mines
A sprawling new mine is gouged into the lush rolling hills of northeast Myanmar, where civil war has weakened the ...
Taipei Times2d
Toxic rivers blamed on mines in Myanmar
A few kilometers away across the border, locals and officials in Thailand believe toxic waste is washing downstream from the ...
The Irrawaddy2dOpinion
The Hidden Fallout From China’s Cross-Border Crime Crackdown in Myanmar
Driven by Chinese pressure, scam operations have relocated from northern border towns to eastern and southern Shan State and ...
The Irrawaddy4d
Myanmar Army Closes in on Key TNLA-Held Town of Nawnghkio
Nawnghkio is strategically located on the main Mandalay-Lashio-Muse trade route linking Myanmar and China and is a gateway to ...
AsiaOne7d
A taste of home: Burmese friends open cafe in Bras Basah selling authentic Myanmar cuisine
If you've recently walked past the lane of F&B options at the School of the Arts (SOTA), you may have noticed a new eatery ...
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Bamboo and drug prevention: UNODC supports Myanmar’s earthquake recovery
For Daw Nang, a mother from Ywargyi village near Inle Lake, the days following the earthquake were filled with fear. “After ...
Mines blamed for toxic rivers
A sprawling new mine is gouged into the lush rolling hills of northeast Myanmar, where civil war has weakened the ...
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Where to eat in Yangon to try Myanmar’s diverse ethnic cuisine – a must for adventurous foodies
But outside Myanmar, you’d be hard-pressed to find an immigrant-owned Burmese restaurant that serves something other than Bamar (Burmese) or Shan food, the two largest ethnic groups. If you are ...