Myanmar: Shan State Coal Mine Cited in Fight against Resource Extraction

Aug 4, 2016 | Thu Thu Aung, Myanmar Times
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Shan activists and politicians are calling for a halt to resource extraction in parts of Myanmar plagued by conflict, with one human rights group using a controversial coal mine to highlight the damage these projects are inflicting on local communities. The Shan Human Rights Foundation (SHRF) on August 2 urged an immediate suspension of the Nam Ma coal mines in Shan State’s Thibaw/Hsipaw township, where fighting has flared in recent months, as well as reiterating a call for similar stoppages at all other extraction projects in areas of ethnic conflict.