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Thousands face a nervous wait as junta freezes passport renewals

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.

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Thousands face a nervous wait as junta freezes passport renewals

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Border battles: Fighting for control in Rakhine

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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Debt and desperation driving overseas kidney sales

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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Vitriol in cyberspace for celebrities who stayed silent

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Ko Kaung Htet, right, on a reporting trip with the Restoration Council of Shan State in 2016. (Sai Zaw Theik)

Missing in action: Stories of conflict

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သစ်လုပ်ငန်းစီမံကိန်းထောက်ပံ့မှုကို ဗြိတိန် ယာယီရပ်ဆိုင်း

ဗြိတိသျှဖွံ့ဖြိုးတိုးတက်ရေးအေဂျင်စီဖြစ်သည့် အပြည်ပြည်ဆိုင်ရာဖွံ့ဖြိုးရေးဌာနသည် ရခိုင်ပြည်နယ်မှပြဿနာကြောင့် သစ်လုပ်ငန်း ပြုပြင်ပြောင်းလဲရေး စီမံကိန်း ငွေကြေးထောက်ပံ့မှုကို ယာယီရပ်ဆိုင်းခဲ့သည်။

BY Kyaw Ye Lynn

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Myanmar’s foreign ministry battens down the hatches

The cancellation of a study tour to Myanmar is a concerning sign of the country's political climate.

BY Thomas Kean

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Strike two for South Dagon shoe factory

As lawmakers consider changes to labour laws, workers go on strike for a second time in six months at a Taiwanese-owned shoe factory in South Dagon.

BY Hein Ko Soe

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Fire at Sittwe court delays appeal of prominent Rakhine MP

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BY Mratt Kyaw Thu

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Episode 60: Displaced in Kachin

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BY Win Zar Ni Aung

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Episode 59: No NRC, no job

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BY Win Zar Ni Aung

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Despite EU embargo, Tatmadaw buys European aircraft

The Tatmadaw has acquired civilian aircraft made by European companies despite a tightening of the arms embargo in response to alleged atrocities in Rakhine State.

BY Thomas Kean

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Reuters journalists' appeal decision due Friday: lawyer

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Reuters journalists’ appeal decision due Friday: lawyer

Two Myanmar Reuters journalists jailed for reporting on the Rohingya crisis should find out Friday if their appeal against their seven-year sentence is successful.

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Myanmar’s mental health crisis needs an inclusive fix

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How the BURMA Act passed congress

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From the coup to something called an ‘election’

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Why military defections still matter to Myanmar’s revolution

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Forced out by fire

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Families fear for political prisoners being denied healthcare

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Risking their lives to teach children in conflict zones

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Seven months after airstrikes, forgotten families still line the banks of the Thaung Yin River

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Forced out by fire

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Families fear for political prisoners being denied healthcare

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Risking their lives to teach children in conflict zones

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Seven months after airstrikes, forgotten families still line the banks of the Thaung Yin River

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Volume 6, Issue 18

January 27, 2021

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Myanmar enters 2021 with more friends than foes

The early delivery of vaccines is one of the many boons of the country’s geopolitics, but to really take advantage, Myanmar must bury the legacy of its isolationist past.

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Will the Kayin BGF go quietly?

The Kayin State Border Guard Force has come under intense pressure from the Tatmadaw over its extensive, controversial business interests and there’s concern the ultimatum could trigger fresh hostilities in one of the country’s most war-torn areas.

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