The revolutionary songs of Naing Myanmar, who died in February, have supplied a soundtrack for pro-democracy protests since the 1988 uprising, and activists say his music will remain an inspiration until Myanmar achieves freedom from military rule.
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The revolutionary songs of Naing Myanmar, who died in February, have supplied a soundtrack for pro-democracy protests since the 1988 uprising, and activists say his music will remain an inspiration until Myanmar achieves freedom from military rule.
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The auctioning of the imprisoned leader’s Yangon house at the behest of her estranged brother is a legal farce, lawyers say, while pro-democracy veterans insist it must be preserved for public memory.
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While thousands of civilians flee Myanmar’s war, grandmother Ama and others stay behind, forming the invisible backbone of the anti-junta struggle.
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As fighting flares in Myanmar’s ruby capital, the Ta’ang National Liberation Army is more openly cooperating with post-coup resistance groups, but its main objective may lie farther north, on the border with China.
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The United States’ biggest piece of Myanmar legislation in decades may soon begin bearing fruit, but the quirks of the US political system are key to understanding what comes next – and how to influence it.
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Five Myanmar nationals asked the Philippines on Wednesday to investigate alleged war crimes committed by 10 serving or former members of Myanmar's military against the mainly Christian Chin minority.
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Human trafficking has increased in Myanmar since the coup amid widespread lawlessness and economic stagnation, with those internally displaced by conflict among the most vulnerable.
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Thousands of Buddhists took to boats on southern Shan State's famed Inle Lake on Thursday to celebrate the return of one of the nation's biggest festivals, but the devotees' joy was laced with the sorrow of war.
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Myanmar's most powerful ethnic armed organisation, the United Wa State Army, has expelled two top officials wanted by Beijing for involvement in online scams targeting Chinese citizens, it has said.
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Many striking public sector workers are seeking employment abroad amid a prolonged economic crisis, but the junta is blocking them from leaving and even offering them their jobs back.
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Myanmar nationals are flocking to the Chinese border – risking scams, exploitation and arrest in search of jobs – but limited border crossings and fierce competition mean many leave empty-handed and deeper in poverty.
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In recent years, the international community has accelerated efforts to crack down on the global waste trade – a harmful business that allows the rich to prey on the poor – but a lack of enforcement and a number of loopholes keep the trade afloat.
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