The Kachin Independence Organization has seized a swathe of mineral rich territory on Myanmar’s border with China, but the group now has the tough task of running an ethnically diverse area mired in poverty and the legacy of strongman rule.
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The Kachin Independence Organization has seized a swathe of mineral rich territory on Myanmar’s border with China, but the group now has the tough task of running an ethnically diverse area mired in poverty and the legacy of strongman rule.
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Recent conflict has brought Myanmar’s biggest rare earth mining region under the control of the Kachin Independence Organization, yet it’s uncertain how it will handle the lucrative but environmentally devastating industry.
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Major shifts in national and state-level policies are needed to address the worsening situation of Myanmar refugees in India’s Mizoram state, alongside greater coordination by local humanitarian providers.
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The Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army has said it is ready for China-mediated talks with the junta to end more than a year of renewed fighting that has ravaged areas along the Chinese border.
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Frontier co-founder Sonny Swe says he intends to step down as the company’s chief executive officer, after almost a decade in the role.
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Producer-emcee Kan Kyi draws on his roots to unite a diverse crew of emcees to say in Chiang Mai what often can’t be said in Myanmar.
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Conflict and chaos in Myanmar’s Rakhine State have escalated the risks faced by Bangladeshis who are trying to eke out a living along the maritime border.
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The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor has asked judges to order the arrest of the Myanmar junta chief.
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Myanmar workers often wait for weeks in Shan State’s Muse town to secure factory jobs across the border in China’s Yunnan province, where many go on to face exploitation and tough living and working conditions.
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The Arakan Army is engaged in a just war in Myanmar’s Rakhine State, but it must be fought for all communities who call it home – including the Rohingya.
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The all-or-nothing view of Myanmar contestant Thae Su Nyein and her supporters is born of a siege mentality that pervades the country’s politics.
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As civil war pounds Myanmar's economy and drives up prices, garment worker Ma Wai Wai often starts her shift making clothes for international brands on an empty stomach.
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