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A ‘new chapter’? The future of rare earth mining under KIO rule

Recent conflict has brought Myanmar’s biggest rare earth mining region under the control of the Kachin Independence Organization, yet it’s uncertain how it will handle the lucrative but environmentally devastating industry.

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A ‘new chapter’? The future of rare earth mining under KIO rule

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India must do more for Myanmar refugees in Mizoram

Major shifts in national and state-level policies are needed to address the worsening situation of Myanmar refugees in India’s Mizoram state, alongside greater coordination by local humanitarian providers.

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Babel Rap: How a transnational hip hop collective is rapping against Myanmar’s dictatorship

Producer-emcee Kan Kyi draws on his roots to unite a diverse crew of emcees to say in Chiang Mai what often can’t be said in Myanmar.

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Vitriol in cyberspace for celebrities who stayed silent

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Ko Kaung Htet, right, on a reporting trip with the Restoration Council of Shan State in 2016. (Sai Zaw Theik)

Missing in action: Stories of conflict

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As preaching ban on U Wirathu ends, split in the Sangha widens

In rare criticism from another monk, the controversial U Wirathu has been accused of bringing Buddhism into disrepute.

BY Htun Khaing

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Episode 21: Recycling for women’s health

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.

BY Win Zar Ni Aung & Htet Htet Naing

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As monsoon approaches, fresh fears for refugees in Bangladesh

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BY Oliver Slow

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Rakhine conflict has 'hallmarks of genocide': Yanghee Lee

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Rakhine conflict has ‘hallmarks of genocide’: Yanghee Lee

The UN Special Rapporteur has urged Myanmar to be held accountable for last year's crackdown in northern Rakhine.

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Myanmar erecting new security structures atop burned land in Rakhine: Amnesty

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New mining rules ‘tinkering at the edges’, says MCRB

The Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business has urged a total overhaul of the legal framework for mining just weeks after the government enacted rules to bring into force the amended Myanmar Mines Law.

BY Kyaw Lin Htoon

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A new destination in the Kayin hills

Residents of an attractive mountain town in Kayin State are striving to develop its tourist potential, with help from some partner organisations.

BY Oliver Slow

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New mining rules 'tinkering at the edges', says MCRB

‘The entire approach needs a rethink’

BY Kyaw Lin Htoon

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India must do more for Myanmar refugees in Mizoram

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For a peaceful Rakhine, the AA must right past and present wrongs

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What the Miss Grand International incident reveals about Myanmar’s political psychology

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Goodbye, Ko Htet Wai

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‘The cruel waves’: Myanmar migrants remember the tsunami

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Escaping domestic violence while confined to a refugee camp

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IDPs suffering malnutrition as aid sources decline

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Conscription threat leaves young people trapped, undocumented or in limbo

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India must do more for Myanmar refugees in Mizoram

Opinion

For a peaceful Rakhine, the AA must right past and present wrongs

Opinion

What the Miss Grand International incident reveals about Myanmar’s political psychology

Opinion

Goodbye, Ko Htet Wai

Doh Athan

‘The cruel waves’: Myanmar migrants remember the tsunami

Doh Athan

Escaping domestic violence while confined to a refugee camp

Doh Athan

IDPs suffering malnutrition as aid sources decline

Doh Athan

Conscription threat leaves young people trapped, undocumented or in limbo

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Volume 6, Issue 18

January 27, 2021

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Myanmar enters 2021 with more friends than foes

The early delivery of vaccines is one of the many boons of the country’s geopolitics, but to really take advantage, Myanmar must bury the legacy of its isolationist past.

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Will the Kayin BGF go quietly?

The Kayin State Border Guard Force has come under intense pressure from the Tatmadaw over its extensive, controversial business interests and there’s concern the ultimatum could trigger fresh hostilities in one of the country’s most war-torn areas.

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