The global supply of heavy rare earths hinges in part on the outcome of a months-long battle between a rebel army and the ...

Nearly half the world’s supply of heavy rare earths is extracted from mines in Kachin state, including those north of Bhamo, ...

The global supply of heavy rare earths hinges in part on the outcome of a months-long battle between a rebel army and the ...

Mines in Kachin state, notably those north of the strategically important garrison town of Bhamo, provide about half of the ...

The majority of these minerals are sourced from the Kachin region, which has been embroiled in a civil war since the military ...

Myanmar’s civil war is unwinnable under the circumstances. Supporting Kachin independence could secure rare earth supplies, ...

Elephants are playing important roles in the country’s civil war, but the conflict casts a dark shadow over their future.

Thirteen Myanmar junta aircraft, worth around US$170 million in total, have been shot down by the anti-regime forces since ...

The battle for control in northern Myanmar involves a strategic fight over rare earths, critical for global technology. The Kachin Independence Army clashes with the junta, influenced by Chinese ...