Myanmar's junta announced Sunday it had begun a pilot census in 20 townships across the divided country, a move critics say will be used to increase surveillance of opponents.
BY AFP
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has sent global oil prices crashing – and prompted hundreds of thousands of workers to leave a rich field of hand-dug wells in northern Magway Region.
The fisheries industry says it deserves more help from the government to deal with a downturn caused by the pandemic, but some government officials insist that it’s business as usual in the sector.
Fishermen working on rafts off the coast of Ayeyarwady Region share stories of beatings and exploitation at sea. With no legal paperwork or identification, they are struggling to get their voices heard.
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