One villager’s struggle for justice at Heinda tin mine
For more than a decade, U Saw Dar Shwe has been fighting a battle against a Thai tin mining company which he says has irreparably destroyed his land.
A smallholder areca palm farmer and ethnic Kayin, U Saw Dar Shwe has repeatedly refused compensation from Myanmar Pongpipat Company, the operator of Heinda tin ore mining project in Tanintharyi Region, deeming the figure too low.
