Residents displaced by the controversial Letpadaung copper mine in northwest Burma say the committee tasked by the government with reducing the mining project’s negative impact on local communities has failed to perform its duties. “They haven’t done anything pragmatic so far to ease the adverse educational, social and environmental effects on the locals,”…a leading activist against the Chinese-backed mining project in Sagaing Division, told The Irrawaddy. She was referring to the Implementation Committee formed…after a government-commissioned investigation recommended that the mining project continue—despite widespread public objections—and that displaced residents receive compensation for their lost land. [refers to Wanbao, Union of Myanmar Economics Holdings]