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Plastic and the pandemic

A sharp increase in household plastic waste amid COVID-19 has exacerbated the threat posed by Yangon’s near-capacity landfills and poor waste management systems.

BY Hein Thar

Single mothers left with few good options

A matrix of social issues is swelling the ranks of Myanmar’s abandoned children.

BY Pyae Sone Aung

The ultimate penalty: Debating the death sentence

Myanmar has not executed a convict for decades, though they continue to be put on death row. While some call for capital punishment to be scrapped, others are demanding it for child rapists.

BY Ei Ei Toe Lwin

The dream of a Kayan homeland

The Kayan New Land Party has not traded fire with the Tatmadaw for 26 years, but the armed group says it’s still striving to uplift the Kayan people and secure their autonomy.

BY Ashley South

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NLD turns on itself in Mon State

An investigation into allegations of poor performance from the Mon State Chief Minister U Min Min Oo has highlighted deep divisions within the party, amid concerns the state government there is too close to the business community.

BY Hein Ko Soe

66(d): The defamation menace

The military junta might have been replaced by a democratically-elected government, but defamation cases are on the rise; and a controversial clause in the 2013 Telecommunications Law is to blame.

BY Hein Ko Soe

Seeking the truth in Maungdaw

The government permitted a select group of journalists to make a supervised visit to Maungdaw Township last month but conflicting accounts about what happened there pose a challenge to determining the facts.

BY Kyaw Phone Kyaw

Time called on Yangon’s bar boom

After years of growth, Yangon’s nightlife industry is flagging under old laws and a crowded market.

BY Jared Downing

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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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