The military’s media bans, mass arrests and newsroom raids may have left newsstands barren, but professional and citizen journalists will continue recording the regime’s crimes.
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Failure will undermine confidence in the government’s ability to deliver on major projects.
Yangon’s regional government hopes that a new water bus service on the city’s rivers will go some way to alleviating the city’s traffic woes.
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The government must also guarantee security and safety for all those living in Rakhine State.
UNODC has been working with Myanmar on anti-corruption activities since 2012 but has significantly scaled up its work this year with additional funding from Sweden. A major focus is ensuring Myanmar’s compliance with the UN Convention Against Corruption. Country manager Mr Troels Vester tells Frontier’s Thomas Kean about the need for the government to turn words into actions and the under-resourcing of the Anti-Corruption Commission.
BY Thomas Kean
Rock walls near Mandalay and Hpa-an are favourite destinations of a growing group of technical climbing enthusiasts pushing their minds and bodies to the limit.
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