An executive order by United States President Donald Trump has halted foreign aid programmes around the world, sowing chaos among the humanitarian community and its beneficiaries in Myanmar and Thailand.
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An executive order by United States President Donald Trump has halted foreign aid programmes around the world, sowing chaos among the humanitarian community and its beneficiaries in Myanmar and Thailand.
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Min Aung Hlaing has been thrown a lifeline by China and is now under pressure to show results, but his planned election is growing less feasible by the day.
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Regime authorities appear to be increasingly abducting young men on the street or during household inspections to boost the number of military conscripts, while families and activists say bribes are no longer enough to free them.
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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.
A government-arranged trip to northern Rakhine State brought welcome opportunities to assess the situation on the ground but the picture remains blurred by translation and logistical difficulties, as well as residents’ fear of the authorities.
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Hanged at Insein Prison in 1976, the only student activist to have been executed under junta rule, Salai Tin Maung Oo's last words on the gallows were: “I will never kneel down to your military boots!”
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A passionate convert to the cause of environmental sustainability has driven through Myanmar in an electric car on a journey that will take him across three continents.
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Nang Khin Htwe Myint says a planned coal-fired power plant must go ahead to attract the foreign investment needed to support development and create jobs.
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