Mabein
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Mabein is a town in northern
The town was captured by the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) from the State Administration Council (SAC) on 21 January 2024 during the civil war.[4]
Economy
Mabein is a major rice producing area in the Shweli basin.[5] Teak extracted from forests around Mabein is classified as Medium Good.[6]
Gold deposits exist in the Mabein region within the 500 km2 Shante gold belt within the Mogok metamorphics north and north-east of Mandalay.[9] In January 2004, the military government signed a contract with two Canadian companies to prospect gold in two zones known as Set Ga Done and Nga Mu Gyi.[3]
Security vs human rights
On 10 November 2005, seven hired cattle drovers were reported shot dead by an army patrol from a battalion based in Momeik.[10]
Notes
- ^ "Transport in Myanmar". MODiNS.Net. Retrieved 13 March 2009.
- ^ "Maj-Gen Ye Myint inspects regional development tasks". New Light of Myanmar. 26 March 2002. Archived from the original on 31 August 2004. Retrieved 13 March 2009.
- ^ a b Yolanda Fong-Sam. "The Mineral Industry of Burma" (PDF). United States Geological Survey Minerals Yearbook – 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2009.
- ^ "KIA-Led Troops Seize Another Shan Town From Myanmar Junta".
- ^ Myo Gyi (3 June 2008). "Regional commander bans rice export to China". Mizzima News. Archived from the original on 29 April 2009. Retrieved 13 March 2009.
- ^ "Teak log Grading". teakboat.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2005. Retrieved 13 March 2009.
- UNDCP. Archived from the originalon 27 March 2008. Retrieved 13 March 2009.
- ^ "Myanmar Shan State* Opium Poppy Cultivation 2003-2004" (PDF). World Drug Report 2005 Vol 2 Chap 5. pp. map 21. Retrieved 13 March 2009.
- ^ A H G Mitchell; et al. "PACRIM BERLI Seminar, November 1999: Geological Settings of Gold Districts in Myanmar". freewebs.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2008. Retrieved 13 March 2009.
- ^ "Hired cattle drovers shot through their hearts". S.H.A.N. 7 December 2005. Archived from the original on 11 February 2009. Retrieved 13 March 2009.
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