Myanmar’s child immunisation programmes are failing to reach children across the country, particularly in conflict zones. Health experts warn the results could be devastating.
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Myanmar’s child immunisation programmes are failing to reach children across the country, particularly in conflict zones. Health experts warn the results could be devastating.
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Mysterious associations have been replacing independent student unions, which have long played an active role in the pro-democracy movement.
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The surprise decision to fix the rate of the kyat has harmed the competitiveness of Myanmar’s rice exports, traders say, and orders from abroad are already beginning to decline.
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State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi says whether another seizure of power by the military is probable is a question best put to the military.
Business groups are furious about a move to introduce jail terms for violations of a labour dispute settlement law, but lawmakers and trade unions say it is the only way to ensure compliance.
U Ye Htut, former minister for information and visiting senior fellow at the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, talks Rakhine with Frontier’s Thomas Kean.
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Subsistence paddy farmers in central Rakhine are slowly adopting new techniques to boost yields and adapt to social and environmental changes, including an unpredictable climate and a shortage of casual workers.
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British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said Tuesday he would host talks at the United Nations this month over allegations Myanmar's military committed genocide.
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