Chinese firms take blame for Mandalay flood
Two Chinese companies will accept responsibility for a flood that forced thousands of people to flee their homes outside Mandalay. On Sunday, an embankment near the in-development Shwe Ge wastewater pumping station in Amarapura Township broke, forcin
Landslide kills more than 100 jade miners
According to an article in the Associated Press, a landslide buried more than 100 jade minders in the Township of Hpakant, Kachin State, the center of an industry notorious for the death and suffering of its workers. On the morning of July 2nd, heavy
