People displaced in northern Shan State are hoping that the November 8 election will be their last in the camps they would rather not be calling home.
BY Hein Thar
People displaced in northern Shan State are hoping that the November 8 election will be their last in the camps they would rather not be calling home.
BY Hein Thar
As COVID-19 cases mount in Yangon, the government has ordered townships to open quarantine centres but is not providing any financial support.
If the government really wants to introduce a fair framework for defamation, it needs to overhaul or replace all six related laws.
BY Frontier
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India’s commitment to bilateral relations has been questioned by those who wonder if it regards Myanmar as little more than a corridor for trade with other mainland Southeast Asian countries.
China is seeking to burnish its public image in Myanmar against the backdrop of decades of fraught relations.
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Buddhism might be a religion of peace, harmony and compassion, but for the Venerable U Uttara, the past three decades have been filled with conflict and strife.
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