A sharp increase in household plastic waste amid COVID-19 has exacerbated the threat posed by Yangon’s near-capacity landfills and poor waste management systems. By HEIN.
BY Hein Thar
A sharp increase in household plastic waste amid COVID-19 has exacerbated the threat posed by Yangon’s near-capacity landfills and poor waste management systems. By HEIN.
BY Hein Thar
While COVID-19 gets all the attention, air pollution contributes to far more deaths each year in Myanmar and a recent joint study has helped shed light on the sources of this pollution in Yangon.
BY Kirt A. Page
Migrant worker remittances have transformed the remote Magway Region village of Mauktin, but unscrupulous job brokers have left many residents under crushing debt.
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Hundreds of candidates from 13 parties promise a lively election race in November in Kayah State, where the Karenni State Democratic Party is hoping to end the stranglehold that national parties have enjoyed since 2010.
The Tatmadaw commander-in-chief has long coveted the position of president but it’s unlikely that he will achieve his ambition.
More than 10,000 businesses have applied for low-interest loans from a second tranche of K100 billion.
A fringe debate on Facebook about the merits of not voting in the November election has sparked threats of criminal charges and the anger of the civilian political elite.
Myanmar’s deadliest mine collapse in recent history caught the world’s attention in July, but local frustration with an industry controlled by outside companies has been growing for years.
Transparency and accountability are elusive qualities among the bureaucrats at the Kayah State election sub-commission.
Amid a harsh present, State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is asking voters to reflect on the past. Her own party’s past, to be exact.
BY Frontier
Former political exile U Aung Moe Zaw is disappointed with the National League for Democracy government.
Villages deserted because of fighting and officials fearful of leaving towns have seriously disrupted planning in Rakhine State for the election.
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