Security forces are increasingly arresting the family members of activists who are on the run – effectively holding them hostage without charge.
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Security forces are increasingly arresting the family members of activists who are on the run – effectively holding them hostage without charge.
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Pro-military Facebook accounts are seeking to drive a wedge between ethnic armed groups and civilian resistance with disinformation, but are struggling to break the unity of the anti-coup opposition.
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The World Bank has warned in a new report that Myanmar faces severe economic losses and a doubling of poverty as a result of the combined impact of the coup and COVID-19, with the military regime unable to govern effectively.
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Tourism has borne the brunt of an economic slowdown and the international outcry over Rakhine, but one tycoon is feeling bullish about the industry.
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Refugees in Bangladesh need access to formal education based on the Myanmar curriculum so they can contribute to society once they return.
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ငါးဇွန်မြို့နယ်ရှိ ဧက ၂၀ ရှိ စိုက်ခင်းသို့ ဧပြီ ၂၂ ရက်နေ့တွင် ရဲတပ်ဖွဲ့က ဝင်ရောက်စစ်ဆေးခဲ့ရာ ဆေးခြောက်ပင် ၃၅၀,၀၀၀ ခန့်အား တွေ့ရှိခဲ့ကြသည်။
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From April 25-27, Beijing will host the second Belt and Road Forum, bringing together nearly 40 heads of state from around the world to discuss, negotiate and plan for China’s multi-trillion-dollar trade and investment initiative.
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As fighting continues between the Tatmadaw and the Arakan Army, those displaced by the conflict discuss the challenges they are facing.
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