Doh Athan

‘I just want this to be over’: Conflict IDPs displaced yet again by floods

Thousands of people who left their homes and belongings behind because of conflict have now been displaced yet again by floods. Doh Athan has heard from some of these IDPs, who are now struggling for basic survival, with very little help available.

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Sport brings mental health boosts for exiled and migrant youths

Myanmar is a football-loving nation. But the sport is proving to be more than just fun for youths in the Thai border town of Mae Sot who have fled conflict or economic collapse. It’s giving them relief from stress and trauma, and helping them to make friends.

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Northern Shan conflict disrupts goods and services, leaving some hungry and isolated

Would you rather eat or be connected to the outside world? That’s a choice facing some residents of northern Shan State, where conflict has tripled commodity prices and expensive Starlink services have replaced phone and internet access.

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‘No young people’ in Lisu villages, with double conscription threat

Many young people have fled Myanmar since February to avoid being conscripted into the military. But in Kachin State's Waingmaw Township young Lisu face a double threat – with ongoing forced recruitment for a local militia.

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‘A generation damaged’: Children traumatised by coup and bloody aftermath

This week: Hundreds of children have been killed since last year’s military coup, and experts say an entire generation could be left traumatised by what.

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Business in Myanmar: should they stay or should they go?

Vicky Bowman, Director of the Myanmar Center for Responsible Business features in our Q&A about the future of business and human rights in Myanmar.

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Junta bombings target IDP camps

Military airstrikes by the junta have found new targets in IDP camps in southeast Myanmar. A number of IDPs have been killed and others have fled to the jungle for safety.

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Podcast: Pregnant women in Chin face crisis of care

This week, pregnant women in Chin State are unable to access routine maternal healthcare, with infant mortality and malnutrition on the rise. The conflict in.

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Latest Issue

Volume 6, Issue 18

January 27, 2021

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Myanmar enters 2021 with more friends than foes

The early delivery of vaccines is one of the many boons of the country’s geopolitics, but to really take advantage, Myanmar must bury the legacy of its isolationist past.

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Will the Kayin BGF go quietly?

The Kayin State Border Guard Force has come under intense pressure from the Tatmadaw over its extensive, controversial business interests and there’s concern the ultimatum could trigger fresh hostilities in one of the country’s most war-torn areas.

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