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.
With the Tatmadaw chief reaching retirement age this year, some speculate that a fresh face could achieve a détente with the NLD – but the appointment process itself could hold the key to better civil-military relations.
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Myanmar’s Enemy Within is a highly readable exploration of the darkest aspect of the transition, from communal violence to hate speech and the politics of exclusion.
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Groups seeking the repeal of 66(d) are disappointed with the refusal of the NLD to allow its MPs to freely debate recent amendments to the Telecommunications Law.
A big challenge facing the FPNCC is that its participation in the peace process will require a change of mind by the government and the Tatmadaw.
BY Joe Kumbun
A big challenge facing the FPNCC is that its participation in the peace process will require a change of mind by the government and the Tatmadaw.
BY Joe Kumbun
If the Tatmadaw wants to show it’s sincere, it should issue a public commitment to no longer use these unjust laws in the first place.
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