Updates

Shan Human Rights Foundation Large Chinese lead mine north of Tachileik releasing deadly toxins into Ruak tributary October 21, 2026 A large Chinese-owned lead mine in Mong Ko tract, 15 kilometers north

Update by the Shan Human Rights Foundation Four civilians killed, eight injured in junta airstrikes amid severe flooding in Mabein township, Northern Shan State August 12, 2026 Beginning in the final week

China and Russia vie for tungsten deposits around Loi Khi Lek, the highest mountain in Mong Ton township June 4, 2026 A Chinese company, in cooperation with the United Wa State Army

Update by the Shan Human Rights Foundation May 18, 2026 Chinese rare earth mines in eastern Shan State using trafficked Burmese scammers as slave labour Recent testimony by a trafficking survivor has

A new coal-fired power plant in southern Mong Hsat, 19 kilometers from the Thai border adjoining Mae Fah Luang district of Chiang Rai province, is set to worsen heavy metal contamination of

On December 6 and 11, 2025, twelve civilians were killed and nine others were injured in air and artillery attacks by the military regime in Mongmit township, northern Shan State. Around 9

In the third week of November 2025, local regime officials in Pindaya, Namzarng and Kunhing townships in southern Shan State and Mong Hsat township in eastern Shan State forced over 250 university

New satellite images show expansion of rare earth and gold mines along the Kok River in Mong Yawn, southern Mong Hsat township, eastern Shan State, which according to inside sources are operated

September 18, 2025 Update: Mud-laden floods destroy farmlands in Mong Khark downstream of northern UWSA rare earth mines Scores of acres of farmlands along the Lwe River in Mong Khark, eastern Shan