Tag: Myanmar

Hundreds more missing after wave of mud buries many people alive …

At least 100 people have died following a landslide in a jade mine in Myanmar on Thursday. The incident took place in the northern state of Kachin following heavy rainfalls.

The battered bodies of more than 120 jade miners were pulled from a sea of mud after a landslide in northern Myanmar on Thursday after one of the worst-ever accidents to hit the treacherous industry.

Six European Union countries agreed to a one-year deferral for debt payments from Myanmar worth almost US$100 million, in a bid to help the country deal with COVID-19.

Today is Thursday, July 2, 2020. Let’s get caught up. These non-virus headlines are in the news this morning: Joe Biden outpaced President Trump’s campaign in the latest fundraising reports; an …

Northern Myanmar’s abundant natural resources – including jade, timber, gold and amber – have also helped finance both sides of a decades-long conflict between ethnic Kachin and the military.

The miners were collecting stones in the jade-rich Hpakant area of Kachin state when the ‘muddy wave’ crashed onto them, after heavy rain, the fire service department said in a Facebook post.

Think of the street food vendors, the ice cream parlours, the restaurants, bars, tour operators, tuk tuk drivers, hotel workers, and so many others who all rely on tourism in some way or other, to …

The battered bodies of more than 120 jade miners were pulled from a sea of mud after a landslide in northern Myanmar on …