Seven years after Buddhist mobs burned down mosques and slaughtered dozens of children at an Islamic school, hundreds of Muslims remain displaced and they say the NLD government has done little to help heal or rebuild since.
BY Swe Lei Mon
Seven years after Buddhist mobs burned down mosques and slaughtered dozens of children at an Islamic school, hundreds of Muslims remain displaced and they say the NLD government has done little to help heal or rebuild since.
BY Swe Lei Mon
The Myanmar Hard Talk Facebook page took advantage of the grey area between outright disinformation and legitimate political commentary to spread a nationalist, pro-military agenda.
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A tentative start is being made in Myanmar to teach children about sexual and reproductive health but overcoming entrenched conservative attitudes is a challenge.
The number of quarries in Mon State is quickly increasing and locals say authorities fail to regulate their devastating environmental impact on farmlands.
BY Myanmar Now
Why did EuroCham open a Yangon office? Was it because of the relaxation of sanctions, Myanmar’s promising economy, or a combination of the two?
Frontier speaks investment and trade with Filip Lauwerysen, the newly-appointed executive director of EuroCham Myanmar.
An annual report paints a grim picture of the plight of millions of workers in Myanmar and throughout the Asia-Pacific region forced to toil against their will as victims of modern-day slavery.
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An annual report paints a grim picture of the plight of millions of workers in Myanmar and throughout the Asia-Pacific region forced to toil against their will as victims of modern-day slavery.
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Myths, militias and the destruction of Loi Sam Sip
Activists in northern Shan State have been fighting for years to protect a culturally and environmentally important mountain range but face opposition from Tatmadaw-aligned militias – and a company linked to the speaker of Myanmar’s national parliament.
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