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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Visitors to Chin State can expect stories of giants and three-legged pixies, but as the modern world gains ground in the mountainous state, this folkloric tradition is under threat.
It might stretch your travel budget, but a hot-air balloon ride over the temple-studded plain at Bagan is an unforgettable experience.
BY Ye Mon
Some of the Asia-Pacific region’s top brewers will be showcasing their amber liquids at an international event in Yangon this month.
BY Thomas Kean
The Arakan Army has nothing to gain from prolonging the detention of an Upper House lawmaker from Chin State, about whom nothing is known since he was abducted two months ago.
The poor reputation of domestic carriers in Myanmar may not be justified, with five of the six airlines scoring reasonably well with organisations that monitor international aviation safety.
Frontier meets the migrant labourers from rural Myanmar who have been put to work on an upgrade to the Yangon Circular Railway.
The Moken were the nomads of the Andaman Sea until they were forced to settle on land. Now, some Moken risk losing their fishing waters to pearl farms
For communities living around Kachin State’s Indawgyi Lake, small-scale gold mining is a vital source of income, but it is taking a toll on the lake’s ecosystem.
A sweet deal awarded to a Chinese company during the military dictatorship is focusing more attention on production sharing contracts that lack transparency.
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