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Thousands of Farmers Protest Mine Projects in Myanmar’s Shan State


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Thousands of Farmers Protest Mine Projects in Myanmar’s Shan State

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Thousands of farmers held a protest against silica mining projects in Shan state's Namkham township.

Some 3,000 farmers in northeastern Myanmar’s Shan state gathered Friday to protest against commercial mining operations they say have permanently damaged local waterways and farmland, destroying their livelihoods.

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