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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An ultra-nationalist monk known for his anti-Muslim vitriol said he was not afraid of arrest as police pursued him on charges of stirring up unrest.
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Myanmar's military has lavished tens of millions of dollars on the latest lethal hardware, leaning on allies as part of a strategy to become a first-class fighting force.
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A failed cotton project by two crony companies, a Tatmadaw land grab and extreme temperatures this year have contributed to a crisis for the deer population in a central dry zone sanctuary.
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In 2017, the fuel market was opened up to foreign competition to great fanfare – so why have investors stayed away?
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