Thailand has just reopened its border to Myanmar workers, but a cumbersome application process and deepening poverty continues to push them down illegal paths.
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Thailand has just reopened its border to Myanmar workers, but a cumbersome application process and deepening poverty continues to push them down illegal paths.
BY Frontier
If the National Unity Government wants to be taken seriously on the international stage, it needs to put forward a coherent, united, powerful vision for Myanmar’s future.
BY Frontier
The environmental activists who campaigned to defend the nation’s forests are now hiding in them to save their lives and fearful of the destruction that the future and a rapacious military may bring.
BY Esther Wah
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The ambitious project being pushed by Beijing could have a significant impact in Myanmar, not least for the country’s long drawn-out peace process.
BY Amara Thiha
The Myanmar Police Force needs to be much more considerate in how it handles personal information.
The heavy storm that hit the Bay of Bengal late last month affected large parts of Rakhine State, with camps for internally displaced persons among the hardest hit.
BY Oliver Slow
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BY Sean Gleeson
အိမ်များအားလုံးကို ဖျက်သိမ်းမှု ပြီးစီးရန် ၁၀ ရက်ခန့် အချိန်ယူရနိုင်ကြောင်း သိရသည်
BY Myanmar Now
Dealing with deadly exploding warehouses, understaffing and sub-standard equipment is all in the line of duty for members of the Myanmar Fire Services Department, who need to ready for action around the clock.
BY Hein Ko Soe
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BY Su Myat Mon
Conservationists hope that ecotourism might be the answer to protecting traditional fisheries and the dolphins they partner with.
BY Mongabay
Lawmakers have accused the Yangon Region government of failing to disclose information to parliament amid suggestions of a power struggle within the National League for Democracy.
BY Hein Ko Soe
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