L.A. Times - Asia: Myanmar farmers protest land seizures for copper mine

L.A. Times - Asia Headlines from latimes.com

Myanmar farmers protest land seizures for copper mine Dec 15th 2012, 00:00 Growing desperation, and the promise of nascent freedoms in Myanmar, have driven them to speak out against the Letpadaung mine expansion. LETPADAUNG TAUNG, Myanmar — For generations, Ko Myint Tin and his ancestors grew wheat, corn and onions on this fertile land in northern Myanmar. These days, he's propagating banners and slogans to protest the seizure of his family's farmland by powerful Burmese and Chinese military interests hungry for the copper beneath the furrows. Media files: 16x9

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