Additional sentences for Latpadaung activists
Five activists previously sentenced to prison after a protest Rangoon last year, are sentenced to four months each in prison by the Ahlone township court.
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Latpadaung mine ‘must be halted’ pending EIA, says Amnesty
Two years after a brutal police crackdown against protesters at the Latpadaung copper mine site, Amnesty Int’l has issued a press release highlighting ongoing problems with the project.
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Burmese migrants recovering from coal mine blast
Three Burmese migrants injured in a coal mine blast in Malaysia’s Sarawak State have been carried by helicopter to another hospital and their condition is improving.
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Locals, monks resume sit-in protest at Latpadaung
Sit-in protest resumes as authorities deny protestors permission to visit a historic Buddhist temple which the locals suspect was damaged recently by explosives used when mining operations at the controversial copper mine site in Sagaing resumed.
Tensions rise at Latpadaung
Once again, tensions peak at the Latpadaung mining project after officials begin to fence off farmland that falls within the project zone.
Renowned former monk released on bail
Prominent dissident Nyi Nyi Lwin, who spearheaded the monk-led protests in 2007, was released on bail Monday after being arrested by police earlier this month.
After the crackdown
by Reuters Protestors took to the streets in Rangoon and Mandalay following a brutal crackdown on Buddhist monks last week. Riot police fired water cannon and tear gas on 29[…]
Thein Sein’s office says crackdown protects ‘rule of law’
The government today defended its bloody crackdown on hundreds of peaceful activists near a Chinese-backed copper mine, as in accordance with “democratic principles” and the “rule of law”
Landslide kills 15 close to China border
All victims were Chinese workers operating a mine in Burma’s northern Kachin state, close to the border with Yunnan province
Iron mine could destroy 7000 Shan homes
June 29, 2009 (DVB), Russian and Italian engineering companies are reported to be involved in the development of a huge iron ore mine in Burma's eastern Shan state that campaigners[…]
Global jewel market slump forces ruby miners out of work
Mar 11, 2009 (DVB), Gem traders and miners working in two ruby-rich areas have lost their jobs after the global economic crisis hit the Burmese jewel market, locals and gem[…]
Explosion at jade mine kills 2
Jan 9, 2009 (DVB), At least two people were killed and eight injured in an explosion in the Pha-Kant jade mine Kachin state on 31 December, according to local residents.[…]
Landmine explosion kills three DKBA soldiers
Jan 25, 2008 (DVB), Three Democratic Karen Buddhist Army personnel were killed and eight others injured in a mine explosion near the border town of Myawaddy in Karen state, according[…]
