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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Entrepreneurs in Yangon are tired of waiting for the government to tackle the city’s squatter problem and are skeptical of a recent promise to solve it before the end of its term.
The government is moving to regulate private security firms amid calls for the corporate sector to adopt a new mindset towards risk management.
The Minister for Religious Affairs wants action taken against monks who he says are damaging the image of Buddhism, but there might be opposition from powerful quarters.
Myanmar’s non-existent social security system and changing family structures are resulting in more elderly people being abandoned, and many of them end up at a centre on the outskirts of Yangon.
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