The regime's sudden decision has hobbled Myanmar citizens seeking better lives overseas and risks depriving migrant workers of legal protections, with rights groups suspecting a ploy to target dissidents.
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The regime's sudden decision has hobbled Myanmar citizens seeking better lives overseas and risks depriving migrant workers of legal protections, with rights groups suspecting a ploy to target dissidents.
BY Frontier
Seizing Myanmar’s borders with Bangladesh and India has become central to the Arakan Army’s dream of autonomy and has driven its strategy during times of war and peace.
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An increasing number of Myanmar people are selling kidneys as a quick-fix solution to poverty and debt, with many donors going to India for transplants and telling lies to have them approved.
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Fresh off a one-year ban on logging, Myanmar faces an uphill battle enforcing a new chainsaw registration law.
BY Ann Wang
Misinformation in a social media video about unwanted pregnancies has highlighted the need for women to receive accurate, impartial information about family planning and access to reproductive health services.
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BY Su Myat Mon
The arguments being advanced against the UN fact-finding mission to Myanmar lack weight and credibility.
BY Khin Zaw Win
ရန်ကုန်မြစ်ကြောင်းအသုံးပြုကာ ခရီးသည်ပို့ဆောင်ပေးမည့် Water Taxi ပြေးဆွဲမှုကို လာမည့် ဇွန်လတွင် စတင်သွားနိုင်ရန် စီစဉ်ထားသည်ဟု Water Taxi ပြေးဆွဲရန် တင်ဒါအောင်မြင်ထားသည့် ကုမ္ပဏီမှ တာဝန်ရှိသူက ပြောကြားသည်။
BY Su Myat Mon
The five companies recently awarded free-to-air television licences will double the number of broadcasters fighting for advertising revenue in what is already a highly competitive market.
A Frontier reporter takes a long-awaited holiday for Thingyan but his hopes of a few relaxing days at the beach are dashed by the arrival of the first cyclone of the season.
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