Security forces are increasingly arresting the family members of activists who are on the run – effectively holding them hostage without charge.
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Security forces are increasingly arresting the family members of activists who are on the run – effectively holding them hostage without charge.
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Pro-military Facebook accounts are seeking to drive a wedge between ethnic armed groups and civilian resistance with disinformation, but are struggling to break the unity of the anti-coup opposition.
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The World Bank has warned in a new report that Myanmar faces severe economic losses and a doubling of poverty as a result of the combined impact of the coup and COVID-19, with the military regime unable to govern effectively.
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Concerns are once again emerging over the future of the National League for Democracy, amid doubts over its commitment to democratic principles.
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Fighting between the Tatmadaw, an ethnic Kayin Border Guard Force and a breakaway group from the Democratic Karen Benevolent Army has mostly subsided but the 4,000 people displaced are refusing to return home.
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BY Su Myat Mon
Repats have brought a global craze for board games to Myanmar, and despite many hurdles they are growing in popularity in Yangon.
BY Justin Pun
You started Myanma Awba two decades ago, aged just 22, but you didn’t come from an agriculture background. Where did the inspiration come from?
BY Thomas Kean
The government hosted a series of events last month to mark Anti-Trafficking in Persons Day but has come under criticism for not doing enough to help rescued victims recover from their ordeals.
BY Hein Ko Soe
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