Conditions in Myanmar’s jails are dire for all inmates, but human rights organisations say political prisoners suffer more abuses – including medical neglect that often has deadly consequences.
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Conditions in Myanmar’s jails are dire for all inmates, but human rights organisations say political prisoners suffer more abuses – including medical neglect that often has deadly consequences.
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Young people and their families are seeking any way they can to evade the Myanmar military’s conscription drive – sometimes with the help of sympathetic local administrators.
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The United States claimed it foiled a plot by an alleged Yakuza boss to sell weapons-grade plutonium sourced by an ethnic armed group in Myanmar, but experts say the story doesn’t add up.
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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.
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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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As fighting continues between the Tatmadaw and the Arakan Army, those displaced by the conflict discuss the challenges they are facing.
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