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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Internal Mon divisions and tensions with other ethnic groups have hindered resistance efforts in Mon State. But as these efforts start to take shape, locals say they could either bring people together or pull them further apart.
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Bus and truck drivers are taking ever-greater risks to do their jobs, facing arrest and extortion at checkpoints manned by various armed groups as well as the sudden eruption of fighting.
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A controversial organisation that runs monastic schools and orphanages across Myanmar is back in the spotlight after allegedly trying to cover up the rape of a five-year-old girl at one of its centres.
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The junta’s unveiling of a new bank note has spooked already jittery markets, with real estate prices in particular jumping to record highs in Mandalay and Nay Pyi Taw.
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Traditional weavers in the central Dry Zone and Chin State are struggling to make a living amid conflict and displacement, while shortages of labour, electricity and demand are hampering the wider industry.
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Floods and landslides caused by monsoon rains have killed five people and forced the evacuation of around 40,000 others in Myanmar, officials said Friday.
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At least 17 people drowned when a boat carrying Rohingya refugees fleeing Rakhine State broke up at sea this week, rescuers said Thursday.
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While the National Unity Government has scored some impressive achievements and continues to enjoy widespread support in Myanmar, many would like to see internal reforms or a cabinet reshuffle, but institutional deadlocks make that unlikely.
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Patients have to pay bribes in public hospitals on the brink of collapse for lack of staff and funding, leaving charities struggling to care for the poor while dangerous quacks and charlatans exploit the most vulnerable.
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