Conditions in Myanmar’s jails are dire for all inmates, but human rights organisations say political prisoners suffer more abuses – including medical neglect that often has deadly consequences.
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Conditions in Myanmar’s jails are dire for all inmates, but human rights organisations say political prisoners suffer more abuses – including medical neglect that often has deadly consequences.
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Young people and their families are seeking any way they can to evade the Myanmar military’s conscription drive – sometimes with the help of sympathetic local administrators.
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The United States claimed it foiled a plot by an alleged Yakuza boss to sell weapons-grade plutonium sourced by an ethnic armed group in Myanmar, but experts say the story doesn’t add up.
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The geographical isolation of many Rakhine State farmers means they lack access to markets and paddy strains that can help double yields and ensure food security.
The people of Myanmar deserve better than to have oppressive laws used against those deemed in need of a lesson.
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Easy pickings are a distant memory in one of the nation’s most isolated jade mining areas, but that hasn’t stopped hopeful fossickers.
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Myanmar can achieve success if civil servants dedicate themselves to applying the principles of ethics, diversity and meritocracy to their workplaces.
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The case of the three reporters detained by the Tatmadaw in Shan State last month and charged under the 1908 Unlawful Association Act has raised a number of questions, but answers are elusive.
A cluster of villages near Yangon has emerged as an elephant poaching hotspot, with some accusing local police of underreporting the problem.
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