Next morning found us at a tiny station called Alon near the Chindwin River about 4 miles from what was supposed to be our first destination — Monywa. We were told that we could not get any ...

The farmers said that they would never accept the Chinese-backed mine As you drive west from Mandalay towards Monywa, the flat, dry farmland of central Burma is suddenly punctuated by a group of ...

The 7.7 magnitude earthquake – centered in Myanmar, about 30 miles east of the city of Monywa – struck around lunchtime and was followed by several tremors, including a 6.4 magnitude aftershock.

Dozens of people were injured in similar protests in November. The mine at Monywa is jointly owned by a Chinese company and Myanmar Economic Holdings, owned by the Burmese military. Correspondents ...

According to anti-regime groups and residents, at least 17 civilians were killed by junta air and artillery strikes in Monywa, Chaung-U, and Salingyi townships in the Sagaing Region on Wednesday and ...

As you drive west from Mandalay towards Monywa, the flat, dry farmland of central Burma is suddenly punctuated by a group of steep green hills. These contain substantial reserves of copper that ...