Desperate for foreign exchange, the regime is taking harsh steps to enforce tax and remittance rules for migrants and making it harder for them to travel.
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Desperate for foreign exchange, the regime is taking harsh steps to enforce tax and remittance rules for migrants and making it harder for them to travel.
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The junta says the population count will help prepare for an election but it’s more likely meant to flush out dissidents, in an exercise that is destined to flop.
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As fighting spreads to southern Rakhine, thousands have fled for neighbouring Ayeyarwady, where they’ve had a frosty reception as the junta tightens security in one of its few remaining stable strongholds.
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Yangon street vendors relocated by the municipal authorities to a night market on Strand Road say poor sales are making life difficult and are calling on the government to address the problems they are facing.
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Friends of the taxi driver shot dead while chasing the gunman who killed high-profile lawyer U Ko Ni have paid tribute to a man of courage who was known for his sense of justice.
BY Htun Khaing
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Three police officers have been sentenced to two months detention over a video showing them abusing Rohingya civilians.
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Friends of the taxi driver shot dead while chasing the gunman who killed U Ko Ni have paid tribute to a man of courage known for his sense of justice.
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