Absolutely wonderful data-driven story on the role of rubber in British colonial #Malaya (#Singapore #Malaysia) from the amazing team at #Kontinentalist.

https://kontinentalist.com/stories/rubber-race-and-colonial-exploitation

Can see some direct links between this, and tensions between various ethnic groups in the region today.

This #Kontinentalist piece is the best piece I've read on #RareEarths #REE, their importance for #CleanEnergy & #Climate, the #Geopolitics/#Environmental concerns. It also expands on key issues in one of the major producing countries - #Myanmar

https://kontinentalist.com/stories/myanmar-rare-earth-metals-minerals-mining