Conditions in Myanmar’s jails are dire for all inmates, but human rights organisations say political prisoners suffer more abuses – including medical neglect that often has deadly consequences.
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Conditions in Myanmar’s jails are dire for all inmates, but human rights organisations say political prisoners suffer more abuses – including medical neglect that often has deadly consequences.
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Young people and their families are seeking any way they can to evade the Myanmar military’s conscription drive – sometimes with the help of sympathetic local administrators.
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The United States claimed it foiled a plot by an alleged Yakuza boss to sell weapons-grade plutonium sourced by an ethnic armed group in Myanmar, but experts say the story doesn’t add up.
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A senior Htoo Group official says damage to wiring at the Kandawgyi Palace Hotel was the reason why some fire alarms failed to activate during a blaze on October 19 in which two people died.
Pathein is as famous for its halawa as its hand-made umbrellas, but inferior products have prompted manufacturers to agree on production standards aimed at protecting the quality and image of the sweet dessert.
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Village savings and loan associations in four Rakhine State townships are helping to raise living standards, empower women and keep usurious money lenders at bay.
BY Htun Khaing
Women’s groups in Kachin State say understaffed police with inadequate resources are hampering investigations into human trafficking and contributing to a crime wave in Myitkyina, in which women are often the targets.
BY Su Myat Mon
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ကမ္ဘာပေါ်က အရည်အသွေးမြင့် ကျောက်ဈေးကွက်မှာ မြန်မာ့ကျောက်စိမ်း ပါ ဝင်မှုအချိုးအစားဟာ ၇၀ ရာခိုင်နှုန်းကျော် ရှိနေပေမယ့် ဒီလုပ်ငန်းက ရရှိတဲ့ အကျိုးအမြတ်တွေ ပြည်သူ့ဘဏ္ဍာထဲစီးဝင်မှု ပမာဏဟာ မေးခွန်းထုတ်စရာ ဖြစ်နေပါသေးတယ်
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Village savings and loan associations in four Rakhine State townships are helping to raise living standards, empower women and keep usurious money lenders at bay.
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