Myanmar’s polluting mines selling to China through Thai companies

Mongabay
Sep 30, 2026, 10:04 pm116 ptsTrending
UMPHANG, Thailand — At 8 a.m. on June 26, at least 13 double-trailer trucks were lined up at the Pheung Khleung border crossing in northern Thailand — one of the few places where minerals can be legally transported overland from Myanmar into Thailand. Tensions were running high under the sun. The border…

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