In a country known as the Golden Land, gold miners are dying of a disease endemic to their work.
Tag: Miners



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…

Protesting gold miners to hold talks with gov’t following crackdown
The protestors from Moehti Moemi gold mine agreed on Monday to hold formal talks with the Mining Ministry following the arrest of four fellow miners during a march from Rangoon…

Police arrest four miners during march to Naypyidaw
Four miners from Moehti Moemi gold mine in central Burma’s Yemathin township, who have been marching to Naypyidaw to protest a government order that closed their mines, were attacked by…

Police officers transferred after being interrogated
The two police officers who were taken into custody and questioned after appearing in a controversial interview broadcasted on DVB channel last week have been transferred

Police officers taken into custody following interview
Two police officers in Sagaing division’s Monywa district who have been providing security at the Latpadaung copper mine were taken in for questioning by local officials after being interviewed by…