Myanamr: Illegal Gold Mining Expanding Unchecked under Junta in Myanmar’s Kachin State

Feb 14, 2023 | Radio Free Asia
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A rapid expansion in illegal gold mining since the military coup is poisoning the water supply in Myanmar’s Kachin state and destroying the livelihoods of residents who say the ethnic Kachin group that administers the region has failed to police the sector.