With the Myanmar military overstretched, veterans are being recalled into service, angering them and their families, but there is little sympathy for their plight in the broader public.
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With the Myanmar military overstretched, veterans are being recalled into service, angering them and their families, but there is little sympathy for their plight in the broader public.
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After ethnic armed groups conquered Myanmar’s northern Shan State, residents have welcomed their efforts to restore public order, but continued instability keeps the economy hobbled while ethnic tensions remain.
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A Myanmar-Chinese community has long thrived in Taiwan but shifts in the island’s national identity has made emigrating more difficult, even as people are more desperate than ever to leave Myanmar.
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The challenges facing Myanmar in meeting demand for power are less about technical skill or knowledge than building consensus behind a viable electrification policy and the capacity to deliver on it.
BY Keith Rabin
With use of solar systems growing in Myanmar, knowing how to maintain and use equipment effectively is a major challenge – one that a retired solar contractor is tackling in some of the country’s most remote areas.
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BY Sean Gleeson
Drivers are long used to being ripped off by government and private fuel stations, but recent changes to investment rules could soon shake up the market.
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