There is growing evidence that the cash-strapped junta is refusing to pay the pensions and compensation that soldiers’ families are entitled to when their husbands or sons die on duty.
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There is growing evidence that the cash-strapped junta is refusing to pay the pensions and compensation that soldiers’ families are entitled to when their husbands or sons die on duty.
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Bangladesh’s interim government has lobbied successfully for an international conference on the Rohingya. But for repatriation to have any chance of moving forward, organisers need to consider the rise of the Arakan Army.
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Members of the former ruling party have followed different paths since the 2021 coup, with some lying low and others taking up arms, while the continued imprisonment and recent deaths of party leaders raise questions about its future.
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Mixing anthropology with personal anecdotes from Wa State, a new book offers a ground-level view of political life under Myanmar’s biggest non-state armed group.
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Myanmar’s military regime has offered rewards for resistance fighters who surrender, but while many desertions appear to be staged, a handful of genuine turncoats have caused serious intelligence breaches.
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Thailand on Monday defended hosting talks with the Myanmar junta that have split the regional bloc leading diplomatic efforts to end the chaos engulfing the country since the military seized power.
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It will take years for one of Myanmar’s poorest states to recover from the devastation caused by Cyclone Mocha, a challenge that the business community in Rakhine says is beyond the capacity of the military regime.
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Thailand's foreign ministry said it will host talks with Myanmar's junta and neighbouring countries today, aiming to find a way out of the post-coup crisis.
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The persecuted Muslim group made up the bulk of the death toll from Cyclone Mocha, with survivors accusing the military regime of failing to prepare adequate evacuations and issuing warnings at the last minute.
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The United Nations slammed Tuesday the Myanmar junta's "unfathomable" decision to suspend travel authorisations for aid workers trying to reach more than a million people in cyclone-ravaged Rakhine State.
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Tea cultivators in Shan are struggling to recruit workers due to low wages as well as conflict, while a lack of investment and infrastructure is inhibiting exports.
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An overreliance on the junta for access and insufficient engagement with local actors has hampered the international response to Cyclone Mocha in Rakhine State. It’s time for a new approach.
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