A sharp increase in household plastic waste amid COVID-19 has exacerbated the threat posed by Yangon’s near-capacity landfills and poor waste management systems.
BY Hein Thar
A sharp increase in household plastic waste amid COVID-19 has exacerbated the threat posed by Yangon’s near-capacity landfills and poor waste management systems.
BY Hein Thar
While COVID-19 gets all the attention, air pollution contributes to far more deaths each year in Myanmar and a recent joint study has helped shed light on the sources of this pollution in Yangon.
BY Kirt A. Page
Though soldiers cast ballots outside their bases for the first time in the November election, the military vote enabled the Union Solidarity and Development Party to clinch rare victories in borderland constituencies.
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Myanmar has six criminal defamation laws and a study has found that their misuse by the rich and powerful is hampering the fight against corruption.
Myanmar has six criminal defamation laws and a study has found that their misuse by the rich and powerful is hampering the fight against corruption.
A land ownership dispute in Dagon Seikkan Township has upset a local NGO’s efforts to provide housing for low-income families, and divided a community.
A land ownership dispute in Dagon Seikkan Township has upset a local NGO’s efforts to provide housing for low-income families, and divided a community.
A comprehensive plan is urgently needed to encourage and guide tourism development in one of the world’s most beautiful archipelagos.
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