The Kachin Independence Organization has seized a swathe of mineral rich territory on Myanmar’s border with China, but the group now has the tough task of running an ethnically diverse area mired in poverty and the legacy of strongman rule.
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The Kachin Independence Organization has seized a swathe of mineral rich territory on Myanmar’s border with China, but the group now has the tough task of running an ethnically diverse area mired in poverty and the legacy of strongman rule.
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Recent conflict has brought Myanmar’s biggest rare earth mining region under the control of the Kachin Independence Organization, yet it’s uncertain how it will handle the lucrative but environmentally devastating industry.
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Major shifts in national and state-level policies are needed to address the worsening situation of Myanmar refugees in India’s Mizoram state, alongside greater coordination by local humanitarian providers.
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After years of challenges and controversy, a UNESCO committee will decide next year whether to grant World Heritage listing to Bagan – but hotel development in the archaeological zone remains a thorny and unresolved issue.
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Some say Facebook has overreached, but it's debateable whether rights to expression and information are being violated.
ဆွာချောင်းရေလှောင်တမံ၏ ရေပိုလွှဲ ယနေ့နံနက်ပိုင်းက ပဲ့ကျမှုကြောင့် ရေများလျှံထွက်ပြီး ပတ်ဝန်းကျင်ရှိ ရန်ကုန်-မန္တလေးအမြန်လမ်း နှင့် ဆွာမြို့အပါအဝင် ကျေးရွာများတွင် ရေကြီးမှုများ ဖြစ်ပေါ်နေကြောင်း သက်ဆိုင်ရာက သတင်းထုတ်ပြန်သည်။
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The Myanmar government rejected on Wednesday the findings of a UN probe alleging genocide by its military against the Rohingya.
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