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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If there is nothing to hide, there is no reason to keep the door locked.
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The introduction of higher fines for minor road infringements has increased opportunities for corruption in the traffic police force, but motorists aren’t complaining.
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If there is nothing to hide, there is no reason to keep the door locked.
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The government has announced plans to lift a ban on live cattle exports but industry sources say ordinary farmers are unlikely to benefit until restrictions on transporting cattle are also removed.
BY Htun Khaing
State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s latest initiative to end the crisis in Rakhine State faces formidable hurdles.
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