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 $250m upgrade funded by the Japanese government is good news for commuters, who have long been waiting for better service on the Yangon Circle Line railway.
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BY Hans Hulst
Octogenarian former lawyer U Ye Khaung Nyunt was drawn out of retirement to help compose the recently passed 'Race and Religion' laws. He told Frontier why.
The Panzagar (Flower Speech) campaign is aiming to quell the growing tide of online hate speech in Myanmar.
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The first private sector drug companies are poised to begin production, easing Myanmar’s reliance on imported pharmaceuticals.
A new report says IT growth in Myanmar must come in line with measures to protect human rights in the industry.
BY Oliver Slow
A tense calm prevails in Laukkai as the capital of the Kokang Self-Administered Zone recovers from months of fighting earlier this year.
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