The regional bloc is confronting Myanmar with a mixture of immobilism and wishful thinking, while other actors intervene more effectively – to the regime’s benefit.
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The regional bloc is confronting Myanmar with a mixture of immobilism and wishful thinking, while other actors intervene more effectively – to the regime’s benefit.
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After fleeing conflict in their native Rakhine State, members of the Kaman Muslim minority group are facing work and housing discrimination in Myanmar’s commercial capital.
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An early pledge by the parallel National Unity Government to replace Myanmar’s racist citizenship law raised hopes for marginalised communities, but impatience is growing as revolutionary groups trade blame for the delays.
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An average year in Myanmar typically incorporates a high number of holidays, and many of them are linked to the country’s strong relationship with religion.
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Five residents of a Rakhine State village have served time in jail amid a bitter dispute over an ancient monastery that has split the community.
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Factories in residential areas that cause air pollution and foul odours are making life a misery for some city and outer urban residents in Yangon Region.
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Toddy palms are in sharp decline, a trend that’s affecting production of the confectionary known as jaggery as well as the illegal tipple popular in rural areas.
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