Excessive Gold Mining Damages Farmland, Roads, and Bridges in Kachin State’s Putao Township
Burma News International (BNI) is a network of 15 independent media and news organizations based in and around Burma Extensive gold mining utilizing heavy machinery in Putao Township, Kachin State, has polluted vital dri
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