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.
BY Sam Foot
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.
BY Sam Foot
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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A history of Myanmar’s first peoples and kingdoms, from the beginning of the world.
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Aung Myat Htay’s new exhibition at Yangon's Myanm/art gallery is a thought provoking exploration of Myanmar's past and present.
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Southeast Asia's drug gangs are making over US$60 billion a year pumping out record amounts of methamphetamine, a UN study shows.
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