The March 28 earthquake rattled Myanmar’s fledgling insurance industry, with companies that offered quake coverage now obligated to pay out massive amounts of compensation in.
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The March 28 earthquake rattled Myanmar’s fledgling insurance industry, with companies that offered quake coverage now obligated to pay out massive amounts of compensation in.
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Mastering control of the rising and falling rattan chinlone ball teaches patience, says a veteran of the traditional Myanmar sport – a quality dearly needed in the long-suffering nation.
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The regional bloc is confronting Myanmar with a mixture of immobilism and wishful thinking, while other actors intervene more effectively – to the regime’s benefit.
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February 1 marked three years since the military coup. The armed resistance is gaining in strength and has occupied some towns. But what of the political resistance? Are the various groups involved in discussions about a future federal democratic Myanmar ready to lead?
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Nationalist protests are spreading across Myanmar with an unusual target – military leader Min Aung Hlaing – while the level of organisation and funding suggests they may have the backing of some factions of the military.
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What would you do if you became the target of politically-motivated online sexual harassment? Various studies show these kind of attacks have increased in Myanmar since the coup. In this week’s episode we hear from several women about the terrible impact this had on them.
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Fighting in Myanmar raged close to the Bangladesh border on Sunday, with terrified residents reporting bullets crossing the frontier, medics treating patients and the government saying guards had fled seeking shelter.
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The assault on the Kayah State capital has largely stalled, but it has forced the Myanmar military to recall troops from elsewhere and allowed resistance groups to consolidate control over most of the state.
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The military’s recent humiliations have injected new life into the resistance, making it more important than ever to build a united front.
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The Arakan Army’s recent victories have its neighbours’ full attention, but a number of factors continue to prevent formal engagement – even as Bangladesh struggles to make headway on Rohingya repatriation efforts with the junta.
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Myanmar's junta sent a senior official to a gathering of ASEAN foreign ministers in Laos on Monday – the first time the diplomatically isolated country has attended a high-level meeting of the regional bloc in more than two years.
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The Kayin State Border Guard Force seeks autonomy for motives ranging from protecting its casino assets to appeasing unhappy combatants and civilians, but what comes next will be crucial for the conflict.
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