Sagaing Region residents equipped with single-shot traditional rifles known as “tumi guns” – and in some cases more modern weaponry – are resisting security forces’ attempts to crush anti-coup protests.
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Sagaing Region residents equipped with single-shot traditional rifles known as “tumi guns” – and in some cases more modern weaponry – are resisting security forces’ attempts to crush anti-coup protests.
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As the military brazenly guns down its own citizens in ever-larger numbers, activists are finding new ways to resist.
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A small, handsome bird once believed to be extinct faces a precarious future because its habitat is being destroyed to make way for oil palm plantations.
BY Htun Khaing
For many Myanmar businesses, religious rites and rituals are as standard as signing a lease or putting up a signboard – the benefits, though, are a matter of faith.
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The launch of treasury bond auctions by the government is a move toward more efficient public debt management that should result in lower inflation.
Police are allowing criminals to avoid prison by substituting others in their place, in a practice that observers say is undermining the integrity of the justice system and efforts to combat organised crime.
BY Hein Ko Soe
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ရခိုင်ပြည်နယ်၊ မောင်တောမြို့သို့ ယနေ့ မွန်းတည့် ၁၂ နာရီခန့်က စတင်ကာ တပ်မတော်သားများ ရောက်ရှိလာပြီး နယ်မြေရှင်းလင်းရေး လုပ်ငန်းများကို အရှိန်မြှင့်တင် စတင်ဆောင်ရွက်နေပြီဖြစ်သည်။
A statement by 11 political parties calling for the dissolution of the Rakhine State Advisory Commission has elicited dismay and regret from Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.
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