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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Police on Tuesday said they had arrested three people over the murder of journalist Soe Moe Tun, known for his investigations into illegal logging and brothels.
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The amount of green space has shrunk in Yangon as a result of deals between the former regional government and businesses – but the full details of these contracts remain hidden from the public.
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Frontier takes a look at some of the figures who have had the biggest impact on the country – for better or worse – over the past 12 months.
လူမှုအဖွဲ့အစည်း ခရီးသွားလုပ်ငန်းများသည် ဒေသတွင်း လူ့အဖွဲ့အစည်းအတွက် အကျိုးဖြစ်ထွန်းစေလျှက် ရှိသော်လည်း နိုင်ငံအဆင့် မူဝါဒများကြောင့် အသေးစား လုပ်ငန်းများ ဝင်ရောက် လုပ်ကိုင်မှုတွင် အတားအဆီးများ ရှိနေသေးသည်။
Finding housing in Yangon can be a dispiriting task, but the market is beginning to work in tenants’ favour – and our handy tips can help you avoid some basic mistakes.
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The government has so far been unable to entice private investment in low-cost housing, leaving hundreds of thousands of families in Yangon unable to buy even a modest apartment.
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