Some powerful ethnic armed groups are increasingly throwing their weight behind Myanmar’s pro-democracy movement, seemingly defying China and other allies to take on the military.
BY Sam Foot
Some powerful ethnic armed groups are increasingly throwing their weight behind Myanmar’s pro-democracy movement, seemingly defying China and other allies to take on the military.
BY Sam Foot
Trade between the once-thriving border towns of Muse and Ruili is restarting after nearly three years, but remains restricted to a trickle of trucks, with Myanmar wary of the COVID-19 surge in China.
BY Frontier
The regime's sudden decision has hobbled Myanmar citizens seeking better lives overseas and risks depriving migrant workers of legal protections, with rights groups suspecting a ploy to target dissidents.
BY Frontier
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English is the most popular foreign language taught in Myanmar, but among young people hoping for a higher-paying job, there’s also strong interest in learning Japanese, Chinese, Korean and Thai.
BY Natalie Wong
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There has been a mixed reaction in China to a proposal for resolving the dispute over the Myitsone dam, in which a key issue will be the recovery of millions of dollars in investment.
BY Yun Sun
There has been a mixed reaction in China to a proposal for resolving the dispute over the Myitsone dam, in which a key issue will be the recovery of millions of dollars in investment.
BY Yun Sun
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A shortage of seasonal labour due to recent fighting in northern Shan State has dealt a cruel blow to a tea industry on which hundreds of thousands of farmers rely for a living.
BY Ann Wang
Ignorance about leprosy, one of the world’s least contagious diseases, condemns many of those affected by leprosy to a life of stigmatisation.
BY Hein Ko Soe
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