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.
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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The coup is worsening the long-standing tendency to judge cultural output – and film in particular – based on moral convictions.
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The National League for Democracy has achieved steady progress in government since its election triumph one year ago, but much remains to be done to meet the expectations of all the people.
Members of ethnic communities say that being allowed to learn their own language in schools would help improve trust with the country’s Bamar majority.
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It is time for Bamar people to show greater respect toward their ethnic compatriots by teaching their languages and creating better understanding of their cultures.
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