An amnesty scheme for undocumented migrants in Thailand offers hope for many Myanmar workers operating in the shadows, but the costs are high, and migrants then face burdensome tax demands from the Myanmar junta.
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An amnesty scheme for undocumented migrants in Thailand offers hope for many Myanmar workers operating in the shadows, but the costs are high, and migrants then face burdensome tax demands from the Myanmar junta.
BY Frontier
There is growing evidence that the cash-strapped junta is refusing to pay the pensions and compensation that soldiers’ families are entitled to when their husbands or sons die on duty.
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Bangladesh’s interim government has lobbied successfully for an international conference on the Rohingya. But for repatriation to have any chance of moving forward, organisers need to consider the rise of the Arakan Army.
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လက်ရှိ NLD အစိုးရလက်ထက် ပုံနှိပ်မီဒီယာ လွတ်လပ်၍ တိုးတက်စည်ပင်လာမည်ဟု မျှော်လင့်နေခဲ့ကြသည့် ဂျာနယ်လစ်များအတွက် ထားဝယ်၌ ချမှတ်ခဲ့သည့် တရားရုံးအမိန့်တစ်ခုက နောက်ထပ်စိတ်ပျက်စရာတစ်ခုဖြစ်လာသည်။
BY Ye Mon
The Yangon Region government appears to be backtracking on a secret deal to lease 26 sites to a private company, Yangon Petrol, following widespread public criticism and pressure from regional lawmakers.
BY Hein Ko Soe
The fallout over fighting in Rakhine State has included a Tatmadaw operation to search monks returning to Yangon after sitting exams in Sittwe.
BY Su Myat Mon
It’s not going to misalign your chakras to shave and throw on a pair of knock-off Levis.
BY Backpage
Myanmar's military said on Saturday they would thwart attempts by the National League for Democracy to alter the essence of the constitution.
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A South Korean woman who resisted family opposition to become a volunteer in Myanmar says helping others makes her “feel alive”.
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