Armed groups and junta profit as toxic mines devour southern Myanmar

Mongabay
Apr 23, 2025, 2:45 pm197 pts
In July 2024, Maung Tu, 40, a manager at a mining company, purchased a betel nut farm of 2.4 hectares, or 6 acres, near the southern tip of Myanmar for nearly seven times the market price, paying approximately 200 million kyat (about $50,000 at the unofficial exchange rate). He has little interest in the cash…

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