5 dead after police clash with jade scavengers in Hpakant
By AFP
YANGON — Five people were killed after Myanmar police opened fire on
an armed mob that tried to enter a jade mine in Kachin State, state
media...
Exposing corruption: the heart of sustainable development
HOW EXPOSING THE LARGEST NATURAL RESOURCE HEISTS IN MODERN HISTORY PROMOTES THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) recognise
the complexity and inter-connectedness of global development and how
factors...
A new harvest for Myanmar’s timber sector
Over-extraction and illegal logging have resulted in
deforestation and poor quality timber but new initiatives are underway
to get the industry back on track.
By WIN KYAW OO...
Locals to Protest UNESCO Natural World Heritage Designation at Hkakabo Razi
YANGON — Citing concerns of land loss, locals are planning protests
over a Mt. Hkakabo Razi National Park expansion project, which aims to
distinguish the locale as Myanmar’s first UNESCO Natural World...
Kachin’s Natural Resources: A Curse More Than a Blessing
On June 5, Myanmar Army helicopters dropped leaflets over parts of
Tanai in western Kachin State, ordering residents to leave by June 15 or
risk being “considered as cooperating with the terrorist group...
Smuggling is endemic in Myanmar – jade, opium and human trafficking
By Joanne Liew
A brief look at Myanmar’s situation
A 2015 report estimated Myanmar’s jade industry to be worth up to US$31 billion in 2014 alone,...
China in Talks to Sell Electricity to Myanmar
By REUTERS 4 August 2017
YANGON—Energy-hungry Myanmar is in initial talks to buy electricity from China, according to officials and documents reviewed by Reuters, in the latest sign of warming ties with Beijing under leader Daw...
Gem Traders Blame Smuggling on Tax Rate
By HTET NAING ZAW 4 August 2017
NAYPYITAW — The government is losing a large sum on gems and jewelry
sales as gems traders smuggle them into China...
Kachin State’s Indawgyi Lake gets UNESCO designation
Kachin State’s Indawgyi Lake, the largest lake in Myanmar’s and the third largest in Southeast Asia, was recently designated as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.
Biosphere reserves are importantly biodiverse areas where UNESCO (The United Nations...
Jade scavenger shot dead by police
A jade scavenger was shot dead on June 25 after security forces threatened scavengers at the Ngwe Sin Jade Mining Company in Lone Khin village tract, Hpakant Township, Kachin State.
Police officer Kyaw Swe Oo...
