Recent conflict has brought Myanmar’s biggest rare earth mining region under the control of the Kachin Independence Organization, yet it’s uncertain how it will handle the lucrative but environmentally devastating industry.
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Recent conflict has brought Myanmar’s biggest rare earth mining region under the control of the Kachin Independence Organization, yet it’s uncertain how it will handle the lucrative but environmentally devastating industry.
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Major shifts in national and state-level policies are needed to address the worsening situation of Myanmar refugees in India’s Mizoram state, alongside greater coordination by local humanitarian providers.
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Producer-emcee Kan Kyi draws on his roots to unite a diverse crew of emcees to say in Chiang Mai what often can’t be said in Myanmar.
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This article originally appeared in Property Insight, a Frontier special report on the Myanmar property market, on December 15.
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Drilling down the numbers on residential, hotel and office space across Yangon.
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The market for luxury condominiums has been in the doldrums for about two years and a glut of units and lingering uncertainty mean that a recovery is unlikely at least until mid-2017.
The Yangon Region Hluttaw is about to consider amendments to the laws governing YCDC elections but they are yet to be publicised and the lack of transparency is generating suspicion and controversy.
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