Volunteer networks and cross-border ethnic and family ties have ensured a refuge for thousands who’ve fled overland to India’s Mizoram state, but some long to return to Myanmar to rejoin the anti-coup struggle.
Volunteer networks and cross-border ethnic and family ties have ensured a refuge for thousands who’ve fled overland to India’s Mizoram state, but some long to return to Myanmar to rejoin the anti-coup struggle.
Years of effort to rebuild trust in the banking sector after the crippling 2003 financial crisis have been wasted due to the military’s seizure of power and its manipulation of the Central Bank.
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With an entire academic year already lost to the pandemic, the junta says schools will reopen on June 1, but teachers, students and their parents are refusing to attend or enroll in schools administered by generals and policed by soldiers.
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The much-anticipated release of the government’s economic policy has been a huge disappointment for those who expected detailed prescriptions for national development.
Environmentalists are campaigning to prevent the destruction of the nation’s remaining mangrove forests because they provide protection from extreme weather and support a rich variety of marine life.
BY Hein Ko Soe
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Ko Ye Tun Naung is gunning for a medal in Rio this summer, where he is an outside bet for a podium finish in two pistol shooting events.
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A special program developed by Phandeeyar is set to help smart young tech entrepreneurs with viable ideas take advantage of rich opportunities for IT products and services.
BY Thomas Kean
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With Western banks largely forced to watch from the sidelines, their Asian rivals are moving full steam ahead in Myanmar.
The liberalisation of vehicle imports that began under the previous government needs reform, including a decision on whether to continue to allow right-hand-drive cars into the country.
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