With the Myanmar military overstretched, veterans are being recalled into service, angering them and their families, but there is little sympathy for their plight in the broader public.
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With the Myanmar military overstretched, veterans are being recalled into service, angering them and their families, but there is little sympathy for their plight in the broader public.
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After ethnic armed groups conquered Myanmar’s northern Shan State, residents have welcomed their efforts to restore public order, but continued instability keeps the economy hobbled while ethnic tensions remain.
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A Myanmar-Chinese community has long thrived in Taiwan but shifts in the island’s national identity has made emigrating more difficult, even as people are more desperate than ever to leave Myanmar.
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There was some disagreement – but much debate and discussion – at the fourth installment of the festival in Mandalay last week.
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The Yangon Region government has nearly completed work on a municipal law that will enable local elections to take place in early 2018 but the details are being kept under wraps.
BY Hein Ko Soe
As countries across the region consider altering their approach to drugs, it is clear that a public health approach that is respectful of people’s rights and dignity is the only effective way forward.
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