An early pledge by the parallel National Unity Government to replace Myanmar’s racist citizenship law raised hopes for marginalised communities, but impatience is growing as revolutionary groups trade blame for the delays.
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An early pledge by the parallel National Unity Government to replace Myanmar’s racist citizenship law raised hopes for marginalised communities, but impatience is growing as revolutionary groups trade blame for the delays.
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The teak trees of the Bago Yoma mountain range have long been a target for illegal logging, but the practice has intensified amid the post-coup chaos, with the involvement of both junta and resistance forces.
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The return of Rohingya militants to the state in recent years to fight the Arakan Army has led to a string of alleged abuses against civilians, and has imperilled relations with the Rakhine community.
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Forced evictions, without compensation and with little or no notice, have ramped up in recent months in Myanmar and left tens of thousands of people destitute.
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Villagers in the war-torn state are marking Christmas by praying for the memories of civilians killed by the military a year ago today, while survivors confront trauma.
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Myanmar factory labourers are being pushed to breaking point by rising commodity prices and the junta’s failure to raise a minimum wage that has stayed flat for five years.
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A wave of new arrivals has spurred demand for Myanmar food in the northern Thai city, but budding restaurateurs face legal barriers and increased overheads, as well as trauma and survivor’s guilt.
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Thailand is issuing an increasing number of ID cards to stateless children in border camps displaced by decades of conflict in Myanmar, while the older generations remain in limbo.
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A town built for displaced Karen became a hub of the anti-coup resistance. A devastating military raid scattered its occupants, but some of them dream of taking it back.
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Many groups plan to boycott the regime’s new Organization Registration Law for political and safety reasons, but also fear this could leave them unable to respond to Myanmar’s humanitarian crisis.
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Rice prices are going up, hitting ordinary Myanmar consumers, but smallholder farmers must still contend with higher costs of fertiliser and diesel.
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Karenni refugees who fled conflict decades ago are channelling aid to newly displaced families in Kayah State – although unlike these families, they have few hopes of ever going home.
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