An escalation of airstrikes on two Magway townships this year has hindered work at small-scale oil wells, which support the local economy and help fund the resistance, and sparked a race to build bomb shelters.
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An escalation of airstrikes on two Magway townships this year has hindered work at small-scale oil wells, which support the local economy and help fund the resistance, and sparked a race to build bomb shelters.
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United States funding cuts have hit TB treatment in Myanmar particularly hard, leaving many of the country’s most vulnerable in a precarious position after the post-coup healthcare collapse erased years of progress.
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The swift delivery of aid to survivors of the recent earthquake must take precedence over transient political gains in a long-running conflict.
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The junta’s reliance on “terror-from-the-air” has proven effective on the battlefield but defectors say it has destroyed the prestige of Myanmar’s air force, amid a conflict that has also frayed relations with other branches of the military.
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Myanmar anti-coup fighters briefly seized several border outposts in Kayah State after junta-aligned militia defected and joined the resistance, sparking days of heavy clashes, state media reported on Thursday.
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A new front has opened for the military regime’s stretched forces, as the resistance starts to challenge the navy in the southern waters off Tanintharyi Region.
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Amid increased isolation and sanctions from the West, the regime is trying to reduce Myanmar’s reliance on the US dollar by promoting the use of the yuan and other currencies.
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Some LGBT activists are on the front lines of Myanmar’s revolution, fighting for democracy as well as societal acceptance, while facing brutal persecution from the military and even some mockery from their own comrades.
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The post-coup economic crisis has rattled the fishery sector, pushing many fishermen to pack up their poles and seek risky work abroad, while businesses shutter or fish for new buyers – but few are taking the bait.
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Mixing anthropology with personal anecdotes from Wa State, a new book offers a ground-level view of political life under Myanmar’s biggest non-state armed group.
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Myanmar’s military regime has offered rewards for resistance fighters who surrender, but while many desertions appear to be staged, a handful of genuine turncoats have caused serious intelligence breaches.
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Thailand on Monday defended hosting talks with the Myanmar junta that have split the regional bloc leading diplomatic efforts to end the chaos engulfing the country since the military seized power.
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