Two non-CDM employees stabbed in dispute over job placement at Wanbaing copper project, one dead

One killed in stabbing after argument between two Non-CDM employees competing for position at Wanbaung copper project

November 6

A killing occurred at the Wanbaung copper project in Sagaing Region's Salingyi Township after Non-CDM employees argued with each other over authority and position, it is learned.

On the morning of November 5 yesterday, Ko Pho Chit (aka Ko Tun Win Myat) and Ko Thein Zaw Htwe from the Quality Inspection department of the Wanbaung copper project in Salingyi Township argued over authority and position, leading to a stabbing and a killing, it is learned.

"They're from the QI department. One word led to another and they went at each other with 'who are you, who am I,' and Ko Thein Zaw Htwe was stabbed. He died on the spot," a local close to the factory compound said.

The Wanbaung copper project saw 95 percent of company employees join the CDM movement at the time of the 2021 coup, forcing operations to halt, and in 2024 the coup military recruited new staff and restarted operations, and by early 2026 the project was able to resume operating as one capable of earning the coup military millions of dollars monthly, it is learned.

MyoTaw News Channel