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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Drivers visit a famous shrine on Yangon’s outskirts to propitiate its nat in the belief it will protect them in business and on the roads.
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BY Ben Dunant
For 50 years, successive Myanmar governments have banned the import of foreign liquor but the only beneficiary has been the black market.
As the influential distilleries industry opposes lifting an import ban, the illegal trade in whisky and other spirits is estimated to be costing at least US$13 million annually in lost tax revenue.
BY Kyaw Ye Lynn
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ထိုင်းနိုင်ငံတွင် မြန်မာရွှေ့ပြောင်းလုပ်သားများ ခေါင်းပုံဖြတ်ခံရမှု ရပ်တန့်သွားစေရေးအတွက် ထိုင်းအစိုးရက ဥပဒေပြဌာန်းထားသော်လည်း ခေါင်းပုံဖြတ်မှုအမြတ်ထုတ်မှုများ ရှိနေဆဲဖြစ်သည်
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The UN slammed Friday India's deportation of seven Rohingya men to Myanmar despite warnings they could face persecution.
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