The regional bloc is confronting Myanmar with a mixture of immobilism and wishful thinking, while other actors intervene more effectively – to the regime’s benefit.
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The regional bloc is confronting Myanmar with a mixture of immobilism and wishful thinking, while other actors intervene more effectively – to the regime’s benefit.
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After fleeing conflict in their native Rakhine State, members of the Kaman Muslim minority group are facing work and housing discrimination in Myanmar’s commercial capital.
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An early pledge by the parallel National Unity Government to replace Myanmar’s racist citizenship law raised hopes for marginalised communities, but impatience is growing as revolutionary groups trade blame for the delays.
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A new cycling tour that follows that travelled by one of Myanmar’s best-known kings in the 16th century aims to create more jobs in the tourism industry, and showcase the country’s greatest asset: its people.
BY Thomas Kean
The thoughtless disposal of litter by domestic travellers is creating a growing rubbish problem at destinations ranging from the ancient temples of Bagan to remote waterfalls in Shan State.
BY Htun Khaing
A bus company in Yangon has achieved success, and rare popular acclaim, because its owner has put passengers first with innovations that include an honesty fare system.
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Myanmar's army on Tuesday cleared itself of allegations that troops may have carried out ethnic cleansing, but said a soldier had been jailed for taking a motorbike.
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The thoughtless disposal of litter by domestic travellers is creating a growing rubbish problem from the ancient temples of Bagan to remote waterfalls in Shan State.
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