Tag: Monywa copper mine

Police used phosphorus in violent Myanmar mine crackdown: report

A parliamentary report on Tuesday revealed the use of phosphorus-laden smoke bombs to crack down…

Myanmar's mining industry drops defamation charges

Myanmar’s mining industry has withdrawn defamation charges against a weekly publication over corruption allegations. Voice…

Myanmar offers public apology to injured Buddhist monks

Myanmar’s government has formally apologized to the country’s Buddhist monks over a violent crackdown on…

Monks march across Myanmar to demand apology over mine crackdown

A sea of maroon-robes surged through the streets of Myanmar on Wednesday as hundreds of…

Copper mine protesters refuse to leave site in Myanmar

Hundreds of protesters resisted a government order to end their demonstration over a controversial joint…