Conditions in Myanmar’s jails are dire for all inmates, but human rights organisations say political prisoners suffer more abuses – including medical neglect that often has deadly consequences.
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Conditions in Myanmar’s jails are dire for all inmates, but human rights organisations say political prisoners suffer more abuses – including medical neglect that often has deadly consequences.
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Young people and their families are seeking any way they can to evade the Myanmar military’s conscription drive – sometimes with the help of sympathetic local administrators.
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The United States claimed it foiled a plot by an alleged Yakuza boss to sell weapons-grade plutonium sourced by an ethnic armed group in Myanmar, but experts say the story doesn’t add up.
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Many drivers in Myanmar still don’t seem to comprehend how easily carelessness can translate into tragedy.
The Ministry of Home Affairs has 'clarified' an order which apparently directed its departments to operate under the control of chief ministers.
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The Ministry of Home Affairs has 'clarified' an order which apparently directed its departments to operate under the control of chief ministers.
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A recent show in Yangon brought together members of the city’s growing punk community, who still face ostracism due to their lifestyle choices.
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A small, handsome bird once believed to be extinct faces a precarious future because its habitat is being destroyed to make way for oil palm plantations.
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