Riot police cleared away all the camps set up by protesters near Monywa township in the northern region of Sagaing , said Khin San Hlaing , a member of parliament in the region for the National League for Democracy , the opposition party led by Nobel laureate and pro-democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi . NEW : `` We are very concerned about the protests , '' the Chinese firm involved in the mine says . Aung San Suu Kyi visits the area and says she hopes for a peaceful solution . Hundreds of protesters have been demonstrating against the mine project . The government has said it will not allow any construction work to begin until an environmental impact study is completed by November 1.
NEW : `` We are very concerned about the protests , '' the Chinese firm involved in the mine says . Aung San Suu Kyi visits the area and says she hopes for a peaceful solution . Hundreds of protesters have been demonstrating against the mine project . The government has said it will not allow any construction work to begin until an environmental impact study is completed by November 1.