The regional bloc is confronting Myanmar with a mixture of immobilism and wishful thinking, while other actors intervene more effectively – to the regime’s benefit.
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The regional bloc is confronting Myanmar with a mixture of immobilism and wishful thinking, while other actors intervene more effectively – to the regime’s benefit.
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After fleeing conflict in their native Rakhine State, members of the Kaman Muslim minority group are facing work and housing discrimination in Myanmar’s commercial capital.
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An early pledge by the parallel National Unity Government to replace Myanmar’s racist citizenship law raised hopes for marginalised communities, but impatience is growing as revolutionary groups trade blame for the delays.
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၂၀၁၇ ခုနှစ် အောက်တိုဘာတွင် အစိုးရက ကျွဲနွားအရှင်တင်ပို့မှုအပေါ် ပိတ်ပင်ချက်ကို ရုပ်သိမ်းခဲ့ပြီးနောက် ကျွဲနွားတင်ပို့မှုပမာဏ မြင့်တက်ခဲ့သော်လည်း စည်းမျဉ်းသစ်များချမှတ်မှုကြောင့် ကျွဲနွားအရှင် တင်ပို့မှုလုပ်ငန်း ထိခိုက်ခဲ့ရပြီဖြစ်သည်။
The law is vague on the status of vaping in Myanmar, and the Ministry of Health and Sports may ban e-cigarettes before changes can be made to the relevant legislation.
The ninth instalment in our travel series about wild swimming spots takes us to Myanmar’s northernmost state, a land of ethnic diversity, impenetrable jungle and… tubing.
Well, Myanmar, we’ve had some good times, but it’s time for me to leave. Hear that, America? I’m finally coming back.
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Though maligned internationally, a government-appointed commission has prompted an unprecedented acknowledgement that the Tatmadaw committed war crimes.
Kachin’s jade industry is heavily dominated by men, but with the male workforce ground down by drug addiction, more and more women are taking up dangerous work at the mines.
Formerly banned by the military, Chin National Day has been proudly celebrated since a bilateral ceasefire was signed in 2012, but efforts to observe it this year in southern Chin State have been thwarted by armed conflict.
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