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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A junta decision to allow palm oil imports in the early 1990s dealt a big setback to the domestic edible oil sector, which continues to struggle in a competitive market and needs more government support, industry leaders say.
A township in the Shan hills that once produced most of the world’s lead, and much of its silver, is eager to share its fascinating history with visitors from near and far.
Police said they believed that the culprit had 'mental health problems'.
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Low energy prices and the high cost of offshore exploration are prompting some energy companies to give back blocks won in a 2014 tender – a development that could hurt Myanmar’s ability to meet its power needs in the years ahead.
BY Thomas Kean
As civil society groups campaign for greater inclusion of women in the peace process, Frontier profiles women playing important roles in communities across the country.
BY Su Myat Mon
Even if the refugees did want to return, the question remains as to where they will eventually be resettled.
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