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 jailing of the "whistleblower" further blights the record of a government that has shown no real stomach for fighting corruption.
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A little-noted change in the Tatmadaw’s public statements has big implications for the peace process, military relations and the country’s defence capabilities.
BY Amara Thiha
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A little-noted change in the Tatmadaw’s public statements has big implications for the peace process, military relations and the country’s defence capabilities.
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Residents of Dala are looking forward to the opening of a bridge linking it to downtown Yangon and the transformation it will bring to their lives.
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