Defectors and prisoners of war can be a valuable source of information to resistance forces, but intel can be difficult to verify, and they sometimes become a burden to their hosts.
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Defectors and prisoners of war can be a valuable source of information to resistance forces, but intel can be difficult to verify, and they sometimes become a burden to their hosts.
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A spate of clashes between resistance forces has led to calls for a conflict resolution mechanism, with some demanding immediate justice while others say it should wait until after the revolution.
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Political prisoners across Myanmar have continued to express dissent from inside, often with violent consequences, as tensions simmer with prison officials.
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The rich diversity of Myanmar’s ethnic communities is manifested in distinctive traditions, many of which are centred on major life events.
BY Su Myat Mon
It’s been more than nine months since Rakhine State plunged into an even darker chapter, when attacks by the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army prompted a brutal army crackdown that has seen 700,000 people – overwhelmingly Muslims who identify as Rohingya – flee over the border into Bangladesh.
Zaykabar chairman U Khin Shwe has written to his powerful relative by marriage, who is close to the state counsellor and heads a high-level commission, to appeal the postponement of work on a big mixed-use project in Yangon.
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An emerging group of young film directors is delighting audiences with original creations that challenge a tired movie production formula little changed in decades.
One of the leading lights of the “new wave” of directors is Christina Kyi, who burst onto the scene earlier this year with two hit films: Oo Pel Tamyin (“Deception”) and Mudras Calling.
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