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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Chinese investors have big plans for garment production at several industrial parks near the river port city of Pathein in western Ayeyarwady Region.
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More than halfway through its term in office, the NLD has disappointed on peace and the economy but deserves praise for cracking down on corruption.
Mixing competition with social camaraderie, Brazilian jiu jitsu is winning a dedicated following amongst aspiring grapplers from Yangon to Lashio.
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Efforts to expunge hate speech from social media platforms in Myanmar are hampered by the volume of traffic, multiple languages and a shortage of moderators and fact checkers.
The Tatmadaw’s unilateral ceasefire has opened a window of opportunity for progress in Myanmar’s troubled peace process that must be used wisely to cement a permanent truce.
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