With the Tatmadaw chief reaching retirement age this year, some speculate that a fresh face could achieve a détente with the NLD – but the appointment process itself could hold the key to better civil-military relations.
With the Tatmadaw chief reaching retirement age this year, some speculate that a fresh face could achieve a détente with the NLD – but the appointment process itself could hold the key to better civil-military relations.
Informal migration from Myanmar is being blamed for the recent resurgence of COVID-19 that has left Thailand in lockdown and prompted Thai authorities to step up security along the 2,400-kilometre frontier.
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Bribery and corruption are rife at public hospitals, where patients can expect endless requests for “donations” but donation boxes are nowhere to be seen.
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A state-owned bank’s cap on lending to farmers is being blamed for contributing to distress and costly disputes amid calls for it to be scrapped.
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As the country marks the 30th anniversary of one of its most significant political moments, student leaders question how far the country has really come.
ရခိုင်ပြည်နယ် ကျေးရွာတစ်ရွာမှ ဒေသခံ ငါးဦးသည် ရှေးဟောင်း ဘုန်းကြီးကျောင်း တစ်ကျောင်းနှင့်ပတ်သက်ပြီး အငြင်းပွားမှုတွင် ပါဝင်မိခဲ့ရာမှ ထောင်ကျခဲ့ရသည်။
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