The regime’s decision to set an import quota on palm oil has sent edible oil prices skyrocketing, and with domestic production yet to fill the gap, impoverished families have been left with little choice but to cut back.
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The regime’s decision to set an import quota on palm oil has sent edible oil prices skyrocketing, and with domestic production yet to fill the gap, impoverished families have been left with little choice but to cut back.
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Unwilling to accept military rule, many in Kachin are looking to the Kachin Independence Organization to fill a void in governance. As the KIO strengthens its influence, it is facing mounting pressure to regulate environmentally destructive gold mining.
The Karen Border Guard Force is providing the military with frontline soldiers in exchange for business protection, allowing its “new city” project to emerge as a hub for online scams.
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More than five years after a woman disappeared while in Tatmadaw custody, a Kachin family waits for answers.
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မြန်မာနိုင်ငံတွင် သဘာဝ သယံဇာတပစ္စည်း အလွန်ပေါ်ကြွယ်ဝသည်ဟု ချီးမွမ်းနေကြသော်လည်း အမှန်တကယ်တွင် ချီးမွမ်းစရာကိစ္စမဟုတ်ဟု နိုင်ငံတော်၏ အတိုင်ပင်ခံပုဂ္ဂိုလ် ဒေါ်အောင်ဆန်းစုကြည်က ပြောကြားလိုက်သည်။
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Eleven Media has long had a reputation for bombastic reporting and aggressive pursuit of its critics. Will it survive the jailing of its outspoken chief executive?
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