Sagaing Region residents equipped with single-shot traditional rifles known as “tumi guns” – and in some cases more modern weaponry – are resisting security forces’ attempts to crush anti-coup protests.
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Sagaing Region residents equipped with single-shot traditional rifles known as “tumi guns” – and in some cases more modern weaponry – are resisting security forces’ attempts to crush anti-coup protests.
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As the military brazenly guns down its own citizens in ever-larger numbers, activists are finding new ways to resist.
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After the Rohingya were driven out, a blizzard of development project are transforming northern Rakhine State.
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BY Thomas Kean
The military junta’s dream of a paper industry built on bamboo plantations has turned into an expensive nightmare for the current government.
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An eco-lodge established on one of the most remote islands of the Myeik Archipelago aims to show that tourism development can be undertaken sustainably.
In rare criticism from another monk, the controversial U Wirathu has been accused of bringing Buddhism into disrepute.
BY Htun Khaing
For this week’s episode of Doh Athan we met a rural women's cooperative doing their part to make menstrual health products more accessible to all.
The UN Special Rapporteur has urged Myanmar to be held accountable for last year's crackdown in northern Rakhine.
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