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    The jade scramble: Life at the bottom of the mines
    September 26, 2018in Lead Story, News8589by LIBBY HOGAN / DVB
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    The jade scramble: Life at the bottom of the mines

    Three years since the jade trade was revealed to be worth 31 billion dollars, questions still abound about what improvements have been made by Aung San Suu Kyi’s government to…

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    Activists urge govt to push for jade transparency
    July 29, 2016in Economy, Lead Story, Natural resources, News1028by REUTERS
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    Activists urge govt to push for jade transparency

    Burma’s decision to shake up its multi-billion dollar jade business is a ground-breaking opportunity to stop human rights abuses and increase transparency, say activists.

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    Mining ministry shrugs off safety concerns
    December 18, 2015in Lead Story, News785by SHWE AUNG / DVB
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    Mining ministry shrugs off safety concerns

    The Burmese government has vowed greater oversight of mining practices following a slew of on-site disasters in the country’s north.

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    300 protestors march from Monywa to Latpadaung mine
    January 6, 2015in Land, Latpadaung, Lead Story, News99by NAW NOREEN / DVB
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    300 protestors march from Monywa to Latpadaung mine

    Protestors marched from Monywa across the Chindwin River to the area of the copper mine where they met with the local villagers who are staging a series of sit-ins and…

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    Thailand's PTTEP to explore gas in Burma
    August 9, 2014in Lead Story, Natural resources, News502by THE BANGKOK POST
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    Thailand's PTTEP to explore gas in Burma

    PTT Exploration and Production Plc (PTTEP) and its partners have signed a production-sharing agreement with Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise (MOGE) for onshore exploration and production rights for the MOGE…

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    Will Burma's timber ban curb or entrench corruption?
    April 2, 2014in Analysis, Environment, Lead Story, News, Politics196by FELIZ SOLOMON / DVB
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    Will Burma's timber ban curb or entrench corruption?

    While the raw timber export ban is a step towards avoiding a regrettable transformation in one of Burma’s major industries, it may only work in tandem with more reforms that…

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