The revolutionary songs of Naing Myanmar, who died in February, have supplied a soundtrack for pro-democracy protests since the 1988 uprising, and activists say his music will remain an inspiration until Myanmar achieves freedom from military rule.
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The revolutionary songs of Naing Myanmar, who died in February, have supplied a soundtrack for pro-democracy protests since the 1988 uprising, and activists say his music will remain an inspiration until Myanmar achieves freedom from military rule.
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The auctioning of the imprisoned leader’s Yangon house at the behest of her estranged brother is a legal farce, lawyers say, while pro-democracy veterans insist it must be preserved for public memory.
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While thousands of civilians flee Myanmar’s war, grandmother Ama and others stay behind, forming the invisible backbone of the anti-junta struggle.
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KBZ Bank is suing the owner of Myanmar Industrial Port over alleged unpaid debts of more than US$200 million, in a case that is symptomatic of the problems facing the country’s leading banks as they seek to resolve legacy non-performing loans.
It’s tempting to see Xi Jinping’s recent visit as China coming to collect on an IOU, and Myanmar not having much choice but to pay up.
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Workers spend eight months without break on fishing rafts moored off the Ayeyarwady Region coast, enduring beatings and deprivation to keep Myanmar supplied with fish paste.
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