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Myanmar Lifts State of Emergency, Paving the Way for Disputed Vote

31 juillet 2025 à 05:05
The military government hopes elections can bring more international legitimacy. But the generals will still rule, and opposition groups are boycotting.

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Protesters clashing with security forces in Tharketa township, in Yangon, Myanmar, in 2021. The government lifted a four-year state of emergency in place since the army seized power in a coup in 2021.

How This River in Thailand Was Poisoned

11 juillet 2025 à 05:01
Unregulated heavy rare earth mining in war-torn Myanmar is poisoning the Kok River in Thailand. Hannah Beech, a New York Times reporter based in Bangkok, spoke to locals about the negative effects.

What to Know About the Rare Earths Mining Boom in Myanmar

11 juillet 2025 à 01:26
In the chaos of war, there’s nothing to stop Chinese firms from ravaging the landscape and extracting the minerals, which end up in China.

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A gold mine in Karen State in Myanmar last year. Chinese state-owned firms and criminal networks control the extraction of many natural resources in Myanmar.

Rare Earths Mining in Myanmar Is Polluting Thailand’s Kok River

11 juillet 2025 à 01:25
Unregulated activity led by Chinese enterprises in conflict-ravaged Myanmar is creating an environmental calamity in neighboring Thailand.

Levels of arsenic and other toxic metals have spiked to dangerous levels in Thai waterways like the Kok River, seen here in June.
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