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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US Secretary of State John Kerry Sunday hailed Myanmar's transition from army rule as a "remarkable statement" of support for global democracy.
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The constructive use of the National League for Democracy’s parliamentary majority resolves a tense situation in the Amyotha Hluttaw over a call for a ceasefire in Rakhine State.
Thai visitors are flocking in droves to pay their respects to nat shrines in Yangon, including one said have aided Leicester City in its English Premier League title victory.
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The new government has made the release of political prisoners a priority but activists say they won’t be satisfied until all repressive laws are changed or repealed.
A sudden resignation rocks the Yangon Stock Exchange, where investors who play stocks like gamblers are contributing to big price fluctuations.
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