The regional bloc is confronting Myanmar with a mixture of immobilism and wishful thinking, while other actors intervene more effectively – to the regime’s benefit.
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The regional bloc is confronting Myanmar with a mixture of immobilism and wishful thinking, while other actors intervene more effectively – to the regime’s benefit.
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After fleeing conflict in their native Rakhine State, members of the Kaman Muslim minority group are facing work and housing discrimination in Myanmar’s commercial capital.
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An early pledge by the parallel National Unity Government to replace Myanmar’s racist citizenship law raised hopes for marginalised communities, but impatience is growing as revolutionary groups trade blame for the delays.
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Aung San Suu Kyi vowed to increase transparency over the Rohingya crisis while pitching for foreign investment ahead of a regional summit in Tokyo.
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One of the most important events in the Buddhist calendar leaves a bus traveller with time to count lots of hats.
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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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.
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ထိုင်းနိုင်ငံတွင် မြန်မာရွှေ့ပြောင်းလုပ်သားများ ခေါင်းပုံဖြတ်ခံရမှု ရပ်တန့်သွားစေရေးအတွက် ထိုင်းအစိုးရက ဥပဒေပြဌာန်းထားသော်လည်း ခေါင်းပုံဖြတ်မှုအမြတ်ထုတ်မှုများ ရှိနေဆဲဖြစ်သည်
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