The regime's sudden decision has hobbled Myanmar citizens seeking better lives overseas and risks depriving migrant workers of legal protections, with rights groups suspecting a ploy to target dissidents.
BY Sam Foot
The regime's sudden decision has hobbled Myanmar citizens seeking better lives overseas and risks depriving migrant workers of legal protections, with rights groups suspecting a ploy to target dissidents.
BY Sam Foot
Seizing Myanmar’s borders with Bangladesh and India has become central to the Arakan Army’s dream of autonomy and has driven its strategy during times of war and peace.
BY Frontier
An increasing number of Myanmar people are selling kidneys as a quick-fix solution to poverty and debt, with many donors going to India for transplants and telling lies to have them approved.
BY Frontier
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A grand plan to redevelop Yangon’s main railway station faces several obstacles – not least the resettlement of 10,000 Myanma Railways employees and family members – but has the potential to redefine the downtown area.
BY Hein Ko Soe
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Cancellations due to Rakhine violence need to prompt a broader discussion about the many issues holding back the growth of an equitable tourism sector – and how they can be addressed.
Poverty, poor infrastructure and a lack of journalists: the barriers to success for a Chin-language newspaper are considerable.
Mandatory public consultation and better inter-ministry coordination are needed for the government to improve the quality of draft legislation.
A calendar of Myanmar’s major special days, from sombre memorials to dancing cross-dressers.
A small but committed group of comic artists are aiming to boost the readership of Myanmar graphic novels across Southeast Asia.
BY Sing Lee
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