Gold Mine
- News
Myanmar resistance forces seize gold mine owned by junta crony
Maung Ko, the US-sanctioned businessman whose company operates the mine, also served as the junta’s chief minister for Mandalay Region until last year
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Gold-rich area of northern Myanmar ‘like a desert’ as post-coup mining operations decimate Uru River
Locals describe Homalin Township as ‘lawless and chaotic’ as an influx of unlicensed gold miners bribe the military to access the area
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MEHL acquires hundreds of acres of gold mines in Mandalay
The military-owned conglomerate has been granted mining rights over an area of more than 460 acres until 2031
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Nationalist gold magnate begins appeal against illegal mining charge
Soe Htun Shein, chairman of the National Prosperity Gold Production Group, faces charges in several Mandalay courts
- In-Depth
Democratic Voice of Burma Took $75,000 Loan From Wirathu-Supporting Gold Tycoon’s Company
The broadcaster says its coverage of the company remained impartial, but its journalists failed to ask about links to extremists during interviews