More than a month after the devastating March 28 earthquake, exhausted relief workers in Mandalay and nearby areas continue to toil in difficult conditions that have left some of them traumatised. We hear from relief workers who have been deeply affected by the death and suffering around them.
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More than a month after the devastating March 28 earthquake, exhausted relief workers in Mandalay and nearby areas continue to toil in difficult conditions that have left some of them traumatised. We hear from relief workers who have been deeply affected by the death and suffering around them.
BY Frontier
An early pledge by the parallel National Unity Government to replace Myanmar’s racist citizenship law raised hopes for marginalised communities, but impatience is growing as revolutionary groups trade blame for the delays.
BY Frontier
Ko Min said he found his son and daughter's bodies in the ruins of a schoolhouse in central Myanmar, moments after a deadly airstrike that witnesses said came as a military jet circled the village.
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Rita Nguyen, a digital marketing veteran and member of the Forbes Asia 'Power Women' list, discusses her latest venture in Myanmar.
New research sheds light on massive illicit capital flows through Myanmar over the last five decades.
After 20 years in digital marketing, including a stint at tech giant EA, Vietnamese-Canadian Rita Ngyuen came to Myanmar when the country was still a digital no-fly zone. After co-founding social media platform MySquar, Forbes Asia named her one of the Power Women to watch. Her latest venture is Jzoo, outfitting brick-and-mortar businesses with a high-tech loyalty platform. Customers get rewards and discounts, and Jzoo fills the data gaps for a relatively unexplored consumer base.
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There has been a significant change in the print media’s election coverage compared to five years ago.
Decisions by the Union Election Commission and some political parties to exclude Muslim candidates from the November 8 election have already ensured that it cannot be fair.
BY Khin Zaw Win
Free of party politics, independent candidates like U Khin Hlaing and Daw Nyo Nyo Thin look to bring an outside scrutiny to bear on the next parliament.
BY Oliver Slow
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi reacts to disaffection over her decision to spurn alliances with ethnic-based parties during a pre-campaign visit to southern Shan State.
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