Recent construction on militarised islands off Myanmar has sent the media into a tizzy, but despite rampant speculation, experts say it’s unlikely China is behind it, though India may still have cause for concern.
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Recent construction on militarised islands off Myanmar has sent the media into a tizzy, but despite rampant speculation, experts say it’s unlikely China is behind it, though India may still have cause for concern.
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Following the devastation of Cyclone Mocha, the Arakan Army says it will work with the military regime to help people in Rakhine, but that cooperative spirit appears to be one-sided, with the junta still facing accusations of holding up aid for political purposes.
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Many workers brought to criminal hubs in Southeast Asia have no idea what they’re getting themselves into, but some are seeking a payday despite the risks. Frontier spoke to two workers – one in online gambling the other in online scams – about their daily lives, working conditions and what brought them to Shwe Kokko.
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A domestic airline has received approval to sell aviation fuel in a decision that has ended a monopoly and raised hopes of cheaper prices and better service.
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Tourism has borne the brunt of an economic slowdown and the international outcry over Rakhine, but one tycoon is feeling bullish about the industry.
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Refugees in Bangladesh need access to formal education based on the Myanmar curriculum so they can contribute to society once they return.
BY Sawyeddollah
ငါးဇွန်မြို့နယ်ရှိ ဧက ၂၀ ရှိ စိုက်ခင်းသို့ ဧပြီ ၂၂ ရက်နေ့တွင် ရဲတပ်ဖွဲ့က ဝင်ရောက်စစ်ဆေးခဲ့ရာ ဆေးခြောက်ပင် ၃၅၀,၀၀၀ ခန့်အား တွေ့ရှိခဲ့ကြသည်။
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From April 25-27, Beijing will host the second Belt and Road Forum, bringing together nearly 40 heads of state from around the world to discuss, negotiate and plan for China’s multi-trillion-dollar trade and investment initiative.
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