Following the devastation of Cyclone Mocha, the Arakan Army says it will work with the military regime to help people in Rakhine, but that cooperative spirit appears to be one-sided, with the junta still facing accusations of holding up aid for political purposes.
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Following the devastation of Cyclone Mocha, the Arakan Army says it will work with the military regime to help people in Rakhine, but that cooperative spirit appears to be one-sided, with the junta still facing accusations of holding up aid for political purposes.
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Many workers brought to criminal hubs in Southeast Asia have no idea what they’re getting themselves into, but some are seeking a payday despite the risks. Frontier spoke to two workers – one in online gambling the other in online scams – about their daily lives, working conditions and what brought them to Shwe Kokko.
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The woes of war in western Myanmar have been exacerbated by Cyclone Mocha, with already-struggling residents saying they have still received no assistance, and even accusing the military of launching fresh attacks during the storm.
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A vast forested area covering about a quarter of Tanintharyi Region is the focus of disagreement between those who want to conserve it, and present and former residents for whom it is home.
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ပြီးခဲ့တဲ့ ဒီဇင်ဘာလကတည်းက ဖမ်းဆီးခံထားရပြီး နိုင်ငံတော်လျှို့ဝှက်ချက် အက်ဥပဒေအား ချိုးဖောက်သည်ဟု စွပ်စွဲခံထားရသည့် ရိုက်တာသတင်းသမားနှစ်ဦးအား လွှတ်ပေးရန် ၎င်းတို့၏ ရှေ့နေများက ယနေ့ တင်ပြမှုကို တရားသူကြီးက ပယ်ချလိုက်သည်။
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Beneficiaries of a $48 million USAID grant to strengthen local communities in southeastern Myanmar include a women’s group that campaigns against gender-based violence.
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The latest World Bank ease of doing business report ranked Myanmar near the bottom of 190 global economies and this story will help you to understand why.
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