Migrant worker remittances have transformed the remote Magway Region village of Mauktin, but unscrupulous job brokers have left many residents under crushing debt.
Migrant worker remittances have transformed the remote Magway Region village of Mauktin, but unscrupulous job brokers have left many residents under crushing debt.
The Tatmadaw has resumed its old ways, killing civilians and destroying villages, despite the early promise of peace initiatives backed by Norway and other Western countries.
While COVID-19 gets all the attention, air pollution contributes to far more deaths each year in Myanmar and a recent joint study has helped shed light on the sources of this pollution in Yangon.
BY Kirt A. Page
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A supply glut in most property segments has handed Yangon tenants significantly more bargaining power – a marked change from a few years ago.
BY Stuart Deed
A supply glut in most property segments has handed Yangon tenants significantly more bargaining power – a marked change from a few years ago.
BY Stuart Deed
Authorities in Myanmar could be doing much more to stop people falling victims to scams and Ponzi schemes.
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Investment scams in Myanmar are ripping off unsuspecting – and sometimes suspecting – consumers, with the authorities seemingly unwilling to act.
BY Kyaw Ye Lynn
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