A split in the Tatmadaw has been unlikely since its founding in 1962, but a steady increase in defections and desertions since the coup amid plunging morale has some questioning whether unity can be maintained within the nation’s most powerful institution.
BY Ye Myo Hein
A split in the Tatmadaw has been unlikely since its founding in 1962, but a steady increase in defections and desertions since the coup amid plunging morale has some questioning whether unity can be maintained within the nation’s most powerful institution.
BY Ye Myo Hein
Since being banned from Facebook, some of the most prominent spreaders of hate speech and disinformation have moved to Telegram, and fact-checkers say the messaging app is doing little to regulate its platform.
Some factory owners have been accused of exploiting and failing to protect their employees during the latest COVID-19 outbreak, and with unions lying low since the coup, workers are unable to seek redress.
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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.
BY Hein Ko Soe
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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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