Migrant worker remittances have transformed the remote Magway Region village of Mauktin, but unscrupulous job brokers have left many residents under crushing debt.
Migrant worker remittances have transformed the remote Magway Region village of Mauktin, but unscrupulous job brokers have left many residents under crushing debt.
The Tatmadaw has resumed its old ways, killing civilians and destroying villages, despite the early promise of peace initiatives backed by Norway and other Western countries.
With the Tatmadaw chief reaching retirement age this year, some speculate that a fresh face could achieve a détente with the NLD – but the appointment process itself could hold the key to better civil-military relations.
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How to radically improve criminal procedure in Myanmar without spending much money or having to rewrite any laws.
မြန်မာနိုင်ငံမြောက်ပိုင်းမှ အားနွဲ့သော အမျိုးသမီးနှင့် မိန်းကလေးငယ် ထောင်ပေါင်းများစွာမှာ တရုတ်ပြည်သို့ ကုန်ကူးခံရပြီး အတင်းအကြပ် လက်ထပ်ခြင်း ခံနေရသည်ဟု ဒီဇင်ဘာ ၇ ရက်နေ့က အစီရင်ခံစာတစ်စောင်၌ ဖော်ပြထားသည်။
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A standoff over citizenship guarantees and concerns about safety have diminished the likelihood of large-scale repatriation, with government officials saying Rohingya demands are “impossible”.
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A media trip to northern Rakhine State becomes an exercise in government obstruction and disorganisation.
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In Kayin State, the upgrade of one of the country’s most important highways has been brought to a standstill and the blame game is in full swing.
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