The regime's sudden decision has hobbled Myanmar citizens seeking better lives overseas and risks depriving migrant workers of legal protections, with rights groups suspecting a ploy to target dissidents.
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The regime's sudden decision has hobbled Myanmar citizens seeking better lives overseas and risks depriving migrant workers of legal protections, with rights groups suspecting a ploy to target dissidents.
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Seizing Myanmar’s borders with Bangladesh and India has become central to the Arakan Army’s dream of autonomy and has driven its strategy during times of war and peace.
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An increasing number of Myanmar people are selling kidneys as a quick-fix solution to poverty and debt, with many donors going to India for transplants and telling lies to have them approved.
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In rural Kayin State, residents are uniting against a military-owned corporation’s plan to expand cement production using coal power.
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The managing director of City Mart Holding says the government needs to adjust its policies on finance, trade, real estate and business regulation to attract the sort of investors who can bring benefits to Myanmar's economy.
BY Win Win Tint
A renowned author is pioneering inclusive tourism within the Kayan community of remote Kayah State through an internationally funded project.
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Myanmar Investment Commission secretary U Aung Naing Oo speaks to Frontier about the new Investment Law and the outlook for foreign investors.
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First-hand accounts of criminal acts spread on social media are fuelling perceptions of a crime epidemic, even though police say crime has not markedly increased.
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Myanmar Investment Commission secretary U Aung Naing Oo speaks to Frontier about the new Investment Law and the outlook for foreign investors.
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