Journalists are allegedly suffering exploitation and abuse at exiled news outlets, but there’s debate over whether the responsibility to respond falls on donors or a media industry that is taking gradual steps to self-regulate.
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Journalists are allegedly suffering exploitation and abuse at exiled news outlets, but there’s debate over whether the responsibility to respond falls on donors or a media industry that is taking gradual steps to self-regulate.
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With the Myanmar military overstretched, veterans are being recalled into service, angering them and their families, but there is little sympathy for their plight in the broader public.
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After ethnic armed groups conquered Myanmar’s northern Shan State, residents have welcomed their efforts to restore public order, but continued instability keeps the economy hobbled while ethnic tensions remain.
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It is astounding that a law with a clause so vague and so clearly at odds with respect for fundamental human rights was approved by the last parliament.
Divisions within the Karen National Union over the signing of the nationwide ceasefire last October appear to be behind the decision to postpone a leadership election until after the next Panglong conference in February.
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From cursed treasure and underwater monsters to savagely suppressed protests, Inya Lake has a surprisingly colourful past.
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