A split in the Tatmadaw has been unlikely since its founding in 1962, but a steady increase in defections and desertions since the coup amid plunging morale has some questioning whether unity can be maintained within the nation’s most powerful institution.
BY Ye Myo Hein
A split in the Tatmadaw has been unlikely since its founding in 1962, but a steady increase in defections and desertions since the coup amid plunging morale has some questioning whether unity can be maintained within the nation’s most powerful institution.
BY Ye Myo Hein
Since being banned from Facebook, some of the most prominent spreaders of hate speech and disinformation have moved to Telegram, and fact-checkers say the messaging app is doing little to regulate its platform.
Some factory owners have been accused of exploiting and failing to protect their employees during the latest COVID-19 outbreak, and with unions lying low since the coup, workers are unable to seek redress.
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Members of Myanmar’s disabled community have been waiting since last year for the implementation of a law that gives them greater rights.
Prominent monks have joined a growing chorus of criticism levelled against the nationalist group in recent weeks.
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New technologies – mainly built around the smartphone – are set to dramatically reshape the banking landscape, bringing millions of new customers for those institutions that can best-position themselves to capture this market.
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Recent efforts to salvage the Dhammazedi Bell using superstition-laden traditional methods have brought ridicule from some quarters, but for many Mon people it is no laughing matter.
BY Htun Khaing
Young advocates mature as the third Myanmar Youth Forum takes place in Sagaing Region, hoping to carry a new generation of voices to the nation’s leadership.
BY Thi Ri Han
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