Mysterious associations have been replacing independent student unions, which have long played an active role in the pro-democracy movement.
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Mysterious associations have been replacing independent student unions, which have long played an active role in the pro-democracy movement.
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The surprise decision to fix the rate of the kyat has harmed the competitiveness of Myanmar’s rice exports, traders say, and orders from abroad are already beginning to decline.
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Despite the relative lack of armed conflict in Rakhine State in recent months, tens of thousands of internally displaced people still languish in camps where food shortages are becoming more common.
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While men dominate all levels of government in Myanmar, the country can take a giant step towards gender equality by changing its budgeting practices.
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Villagers campaigning against quarrying operations on Mount Lun Nya in Kayin State have some powerful opponents and a recent attempt to inspect the site was cut short by gunfire.
BY Su Myat Mon
In rural Bago Region, a high-school dropout has built up a thriving iron workshop that employs more than 100 people and in 2013 was declared the country’s best SME.
To say that 2017 did not unfold as many of us had hoped would be an understatement.
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To say that 2017 did not unfold as many of us had hoped would be an understatement.
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Yangon’s water bus may not yet be a viable alternative to commuting on the bus or train, but it does make for a pleasant day out.
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