Migrant worker remittances have transformed the remote Magway Region village of Mauktin, but unscrupulous job brokers have left many residents under crushing debt.
Migrant worker remittances have transformed the remote Magway Region village of Mauktin, but unscrupulous job brokers have left many residents under crushing debt.
The Tatmadaw has resumed its old ways, killing civilians and destroying villages, despite the early promise of peace initiatives backed by Norway and other Western countries.
While COVID-19 gets all the attention, air pollution contributes to far more deaths each year in Myanmar and a recent joint study has helped shed light on the sources of this pollution in Yangon.
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A bridge being built across the Thanlwin River at Mawlamyine will bring positive change to scenic, rural Bilu Kyun but some residents worry about the possible negative impact of development on the environment.
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Loved for generations for corralling the catch into fishermen's nets, Irrawaddy dolphins are being killed in record numbers in recent years.
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Road accidents and fatalities are rising but many Yangon motorists don’t see the need to wear seatbelts – apparently unaware that the devices can protect them from awful injuries, or worse.
BY Su Myat Mon
Lawyers say translation problems for ethnic minorities who do not speak the dominant language has resulted in miscarriages of justice.
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