The Mon resistance has entered the post-coup conflict but still has a long way to go to replicate the success of other groups, starting with forging unity in a fractured landscape.
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The Mon resistance has entered the post-coup conflict but still has a long way to go to replicate the success of other groups, starting with forging unity in a fractured landscape.
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The revolutionary songs of Naing Myanmar, who died in February, have supplied a soundtrack for pro-democracy protests since the 1988 uprising, and activists say his music will remain an inspiration until Myanmar achieves freedom from military rule.
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The auctioning of the imprisoned leader’s Yangon house at the behest of her estranged brother is a legal farce, lawyers say, while pro-democracy veterans insist it must be preserved for public memory.
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“Seven Decades” is a watershed moment for Myanmar’s art scene, giving major artists a public platform to reflect openly, and without censorship, on the past for the first time.
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Learning Burmese is crucial to understanding the country better – so why do so few people learn it?
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A recent Myanmar Investment Commission notification allowing foreign investment in private schools is the first in a raft of changes for the sector, with a planned Private School Law set to introduce government licensing for teachers and the vetting of international school curricula.
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Have you recently seen a Myanmar TV ad for body oil, spotted an impossibly handsome background extra, and launched a Cinderella-style citywide search to find him?
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