{"id":326775,"date":"2026-03-17T12:00:29","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T12:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-the-green-mining-boom-is-contaminating-indigenous-rivers-in-southeast-asia-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T12:00:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T12:00:29","slug":"how-the-green-mining-boom-is-contaminating-indigenous-rivers-in-southeast-asia-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-the-green-mining-boom-is-contaminating-indigenous-rivers-in-southeast-asia-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"How the &#8216;green&#8217; mining boom is contaminating indigenous rivers in Southeast Asia | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/AQi5N_GpLz0\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"How the 'green' mining boom is contaminating indigenous rivers in Southeast Asia | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AQi5N_GpLz0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Southeast Asia is seeing a boom in unregulated mining, driven by the rising price of gold and growing demand for critical minerals key to the green energy sector. 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Community activists are trying to stand up for their villages and unique ways of life, but has their reliance on their only water source been irreparably damaged?<\/p>\n<p>#mining #southeastasia #dwasia<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Southeast Asia is seeing a boom in unregulated mining, driven by the rising price of gold and growing demand for critical minerals key to the green energy sector. 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