New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) China’s thriving rare earth industry is leading to massive pollution in the Mekong River, that flows downstream into South East Asian countries like Thailand, with heavy metals like arsenic being confirmed in the river’s mainstream sediment, according to a report in Myanmar’s Mizzima news portal. The report highlighted that China tightened environmental enforcement on its own rare earth industry but shifted the mining operations across the border into Kachin and S…
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Yangon, June 1 (IANS) At least 55 people were killed, and several were injured after a powerful explosion ripped through a village in Myanmar’s Shan State, local media reported on Monday.A rebel armed group stated that the incident was caused by the accidental detonation of materials allegedly stored for mining purposes.The blast occurred around noon on Sunday in Kaung Tat village, located in Namhkam Township near Myanmar’s border with China. The area is currently under the control of the Ta’ang…