A Myanmar tradition of playing card games at funerals has warped into days-long illegal gambling fests organised by gangsters and approved by corrupt officials.
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A Myanmar tradition of playing card games at funerals has warped into days-long illegal gambling fests organised by gangsters and approved by corrupt officials.
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Myanmar farmers whose crops were devastated by Typhoon Yagi say they have received no help from the military regime, raising questions about the recovery process and the long-term impacts of the disaster.
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As the conflict between the military and Kachin Independence Army escalates and both groups face pressure for funds, fighting in Myanmar’s jade mining hub reaches new levels of intensity.
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မုတ္တမပင်လယ်ထဲမှ ဆယ်ယူရရှိသည့် ရုပ်အလောင်းအများစုမှာ အမျိုးသမီးများနှင့် ကလေးငယ်များ ဖြစ်ကြသည်။
The latest Panglong conference did not demonstrate a genuine desire to engage with civil society on the peace process.
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A culture of accountability and public belief in the fairness of the judicial system can only exist if the public are welcome in the courts.
The yellow-paste seen on the faces of women and children across the country is typically made using a traditional technique, but the owner of a factory in Mandalay is turning it into a commercial enterprise.
The 37 basic principles endorsed at the second 21st Century Panglong Union Peace Conference suggest that any final agreement for a peaceful, federal democratic Union will have significant implications for the constitution.
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