The junta says the population count will help prepare for an election but it’s more likely meant to flush out dissidents, in an exercise that is destined to flop.
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The junta says the population count will help prepare for an election but it’s more likely meant to flush out dissidents, in an exercise that is destined to flop.
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As fighting spreads to southern Rakhine, thousands have fled for neighbouring Ayeyarwady, where they’ve had a frosty reception as the junta tightens security in one of its few remaining stable strongholds.
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Amid the collapse of both the economy and the rule of law in Myanmar, moneylenders are setting extortionate interest rates for desperate borrowers and hiring thugs to collect their dues.
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An eco-lodge established on one of the most remote islands of the Myeik Archipelago aims to show that tourism development can be undertaken sustainably.
In rare criticism from another monk, the controversial U Wirathu has been accused of bringing Buddhism into disrepute.
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For this week’s episode of Doh Athan we met a rural women's cooperative doing their part to make menstrual health products more accessible to all.
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The UN Special Rapporteur has urged Myanmar to be held accountable for last year's crackdown in northern Rakhine.
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Residents of an attractive mountain town in Kayin State are striving to develop its tourist potential, with help from some partner organisations.
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