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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The resettlement in Yangon of Kaman from Rakhine State has the USDP worrying about an influx of ‘legal and illegal immigrants’ in the commercial capital.
Laws passed in 2016 and 2017 have brought major reforms to the Myanmar Investment Commission and have been received with cautious optimism by investors.
BY Ross Taylor
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Tensions have emerged between ethnic communities and the government over the greater profile it is giving to independence hero Bogyoke Aung San, who once famously promised “equality without discrimination”.
BY Htun Khaing
Tensions have emerged between ethnic communities and the government over the greater profile it is giving to Myanmar's independence hero, who once famously promised 'equality without discrimination'.
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The Yangon government has finally tabled a bill to reform the city’s municipal body to parliament, but lawmakers say suggestions made during a recent review process have been largely ignored.
BY Hein Ko Soe
The Yangon government has finally tabled a bill to reform the city’s municipal, but MPs say suggestions made during a recent review process have been ignored.
BY Hein Ko Soe
The government must lift the ban on media access and ensure that the repatriation of refugees is acceptable to the international community.
The last-minute decision by the Arakan National Council not to sign the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement has highlighted the many challenges to the pursuit for lasting peace.
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