Journalists are allegedly suffering exploitation and abuse at exiled news outlets, but there’s debate over whether the responsibility to respond falls on donors or a media industry that is taking gradual steps to self-regulate.
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Journalists are allegedly suffering exploitation and abuse at exiled news outlets, but there’s debate over whether the responsibility to respond falls on donors or a media industry that is taking gradual steps to self-regulate.
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With the Myanmar military overstretched, veterans are being recalled into service, angering them and their families, but there is little sympathy for their plight in the broader public.
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After ethnic armed groups conquered Myanmar’s northern Shan State, residents have welcomed their efforts to restore public order, but continued instability keeps the economy hobbled while ethnic tensions remain.
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The Rakhine are angry at their treatment by representatives of the Bamar-dominated Union government, as anxiety and fear continue to poison communal relations in their state.
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From eliminating fake education documents to storing medical records, blockchain technology has much to offer Myanmar.
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The election of U Win Myint as president has fuelled speculation about changes in the power balance at the highest levels of government.
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