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Shortly after ASSK first got released, I went across as part of a trade group to help the country look at their mining laws (untouched territory). It was a sha
by rmm 6y ago
Shortly after ASSK first got released, I went across as part of a trade group to help the country look at their mining laws (untouched territory).
It was a shambles. Military is making way too much as it stands. Peasants working with cyanide, dumping into rivers.
Absolute disaster
- clcuc 6y agoProbably lead too? [0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5006368 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5006368
- loofatoofa 6y agoStrangely, I discovered the horrors of myanmar mining through tiktok. The sight and scale of 400000 people mining jade in very dangerous conditions is unimaginable https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/07/02/landslide-myanmar-jade-mine-kills-least-123-people-government-rescue-workers-say/5362598002/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/07/02/landsl...
- riffraff 6y agoThanks for sharing this, Global Witness appears to have a pretty wonderful page on the topic[0]. It reminds me of the images of the Serra Pelada miners in Powaqqatsi[1], which is 20+ years old. It's sad to see how little progress we've made, in some ways. [0] https://www.globalwitness.org/en/all-countries-and-regions/myanmar/ https://www.globalwitness.org/en/all-countries-and-regions/m... [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoOdhKYj8Bc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoOdhKYj8Bc
- koheripbal 6y agoThey have a very close relationship with North Korea and host knowledge sharing meetings with them. They are trying to model their dictatorship after NK.