The regime's sudden decision has hobbled Myanmar citizens seeking better lives overseas and risks depriving migrant workers of legal protections, with rights groups suspecting a ploy to target dissidents.
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The regime's sudden decision has hobbled Myanmar citizens seeking better lives overseas and risks depriving migrant workers of legal protections, with rights groups suspecting a ploy to target dissidents.
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Seizing Myanmar’s borders with Bangladesh and India has become central to the Arakan Army’s dream of autonomy and has driven its strategy during times of war and peace.
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An increasing number of Myanmar people are selling kidneys as a quick-fix solution to poverty and debt, with many donors going to India for transplants and telling lies to have them approved.
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In its latest move to prevent the dollarisation of the economy, the Central Bank of Myanmar has banned the domestic use of prepaid cards issued to citizens for use overseas.
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More attention should be paid to practices of wildlife conservation that emerge from local beliefs and customs, which are often overshadowed by international agreements and government action plans.
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Travellers on the Chindwin are rewarded by idyllic scenery, encounters with unique characters and a chance to play on one of the country’s oldest, and most bizarre, golf courses.
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A complaint about the tender process for meters has sparked an investigation into corruption at the top of the Ministry of Electricity and Energy.
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Villagers in Magway Region have blamed a riverside clash that left at least 30 people dead on an inadequate response by government officials to a dispute over rich alluvial farmland.
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