For the 11th installment in our series on wild swimming spots, our intrepid reporter – locked down by the COVID-19 pandemic – explores some possibilities closer to home.
For the 11th installment in our series on wild swimming spots, our intrepid reporter – locked down by the COVID-19 pandemic – explores some possibilities closer to home.
While COVID-19 gets all the attention, air pollution contributes to far more deaths each year in Myanmar and a recent joint study has helped shed light on the sources of this pollution in Yangon.
BY Kirt A. Page
Though soldiers cast ballots outside their bases for the first time in the November election, the military vote enabled the Union Solidarity and Development Party to clinch rare victories in borderland constituencies.
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The application of unjust laws against the provocative activities of nationalist activists undermines the case against them.
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The United Wa State Army’s emergence as a crucial player in the peace process and its refusal to sign the nationwide ceasefire has left the government in a difficult position, given the high costs of pursuing parallel peace processes.
BY Amara Thiha
In Rakhine State mothers are busting village myths and food taboos that have perpetuated stunting for generations.
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