A split in the Tatmadaw has been unlikely since its founding in 1962, but a steady increase in defections and desertions since the coup amid plunging morale has some questioning whether unity can be maintained within the nation’s most powerful institution.
BY Ye Myo Hein
A split in the Tatmadaw has been unlikely since its founding in 1962, but a steady increase in defections and desertions since the coup amid plunging morale has some questioning whether unity can be maintained within the nation’s most powerful institution.
BY Ye Myo Hein
Since being banned from Facebook, some of the most prominent spreaders of hate speech and disinformation have moved to Telegram, and fact-checkers say the messaging app is doing little to regulate its platform.
Some factory owners have been accused of exploiting and failing to protect their employees during the latest COVID-19 outbreak, and with unions lying low since the coup, workers are unable to seek redress.
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A teenager kept as a slave and abused for five years has once again shone the spotlight on Myanmar's child trafficking problem.
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With the end of remaining US economic sanctions, Myanmar urgently needs an overhaul of its investment laws.
MPs and veterinarians are seeking information about a little-known government agency that controls land assets valued in the hundreds of millions of dollars.
BY Thomas Kean
Women in the private sector face an anguished decision when they have children: abandon their jobs, or risk social disapproval and continue working.
Women in the private sector face an anguished decision when they have children: abandon their jobs, or risk social disapproval and continue working.
The number of reported cases is rising and more countries are being affected, but dengue fever remains one of the most neglected tropical diseases.
BY Oliver Slow
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