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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Worryingly high rates of depression have been found in a rare public survey, showing the need to address huge gaps in the provision and public understanding of mental health.
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The act passed not due to an old guard tainted by anti-Rohingya prejudice, but thanks to a new coalition of ethnic minorities and youth, who made strategic alliances with US institutions and told the right story.
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After the coup, the Karen National Union was inundated with eager new pro-democracy fighters. While there were challenges in managing the recruits, and their expectations, sources on both sides say they’ve worked out the kinks.
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In June and July of last year, the Kayin State village of Ukayit Hta was savaged by Tatmadaw airstrikes. The raids made international news when a Burmese fighter jet violated Thai airspace, but seven months on, those who fled Ukayit Hta have been forgotten, and still shelter in makeshift camps along the Thaung Yin River boundary.
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Find a wholesome outlet through which to channel feelings of depression and anxiety, advises a psychologist who spoke to Doh Athan. Even people who are.
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A common desire for autonomy among Chin people has helped turn their state into one of Myanmar’s main sites of armed struggle, but resistance leaders say more needs to be done to strengthen unity.
Harsh new legislation and arbitrary restrictions are hampering the work of Myanmar’s voluntary aid groups, endangering the lives of conflict victims and forcing cash-strapped organisations to reconsider their future.
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Though it is a pariah on the world stage and battling fierce domestic opposition to its rule, Myanmar's junta has found grounds for optimism – the birth of a rare albino elephant.
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An economic downturn exacerbated by the regime’s own disastrous policies is hampering efforts to recuperate loans given to businesses by the ousted civilian government.
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