Myanmar: An Army, a Mountain and the Asian Development Bank

Jan 2, 2018 | Su Myat Mon, Frontier
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When s group of Kayin State villagers travelled to inspect a big quarrying operation on Mount Lun Nya earlier this month they soon realised their presence was not welcome. Two shots were fired at the group, comprising 13 people in two cars, as it returned from inspecting quarries on the western side of the mountain. The incident occurred about noon on November 15, Saw Hla Ngwe from Lun Nya Village told a news conference in Hpa-an in November 22. The day of the conference, residents sent a petition to Kayin State Chief Minister Nang Khin Htwe Myint urging her to order private companies to stop quarrying at the mountain.