An amnesty scheme for undocumented migrants in Thailand offers hope for many Myanmar workers operating in the shadows, but the costs are high, and migrants then face burdensome tax demands from the Myanmar junta.
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An amnesty scheme for undocumented migrants in Thailand offers hope for many Myanmar workers operating in the shadows, but the costs are high, and migrants then face burdensome tax demands from the Myanmar junta.
BY Frontier
There is growing evidence that the cash-strapped junta is refusing to pay the pensions and compensation that soldiers’ families are entitled to when their husbands or sons die on duty.
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Bangladesh’s interim government has lobbied successfully for an international conference on the Rohingya. But for repatriation to have any chance of moving forward, organisers need to consider the rise of the Arakan Army.
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Two “travel hubs” established in Hpa-an and Dawei aim to fill a gap for many visitors to Myanmar by providing useful on-the-ground information and booking services in the towns.
BY Hein Ko Soe
Journalists, as members of the public, have a constitutional right to attend court hearings but they are being denied access by over-zealous clerks and judges with an aversion to scrutiny.
BY Su Myat Mon
As the date nears for announcing a new minimum daily wage, labour unions say higher living costs support their argument for an increase that economists say could be counterproductive.
Deep in the heart of the forests of Myanmar, a massive trade in illicit charcoal to neighbouring China is feeding a multi-million dollar industry.
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Important voices in the discussion over gender equality – the views of men – are too often being left out of the conversation in Myanmar.
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