Migrant worker remittances have transformed the remote Magway Region village of Mauktin, but unscrupulous job brokers have left many residents under crushing debt.
Migrant worker remittances have transformed the remote Magway Region village of Mauktin, but unscrupulous job brokers have left many residents under crushing debt.
The Tatmadaw has resumed its old ways, killing civilians and destroying villages, despite the early promise of peace initiatives backed by Norway and other Western countries.
With the Tatmadaw chief reaching retirement age this year, some speculate that a fresh face could achieve a détente with the NLD – but the appointment process itself could hold the key to better civil-military relations.
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ရခိုင်တိုင်းရင်းသားရေးရာဝန်ကြီးဖြစ်သည့် ဦးဇော်အေးမောင်သည် အစိုးရသစ်လက်ထက်တွင်လည်း ရခိုင်တိုင်းရင်းသားရေးရာဝန်ကြီး ထပ်မံဖြစ်လာမည်
Demands made by ethnic delegates at the Union Peace Conference will be a significant challenge for a National League for Democracy government.
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High-end travel companies see huge development potential for one of the country’s emerging destinations, but will that be a blessing or a curse for Kayin State’s tranquil capital?
Some high-rise projects in Yangon are being suspended as part of a campaign by an elected member of the city council to ensure compliance with building and zoning regulations.
The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative has welcomed the first report to be submitted by Myanmar since it was granted candidate status for membership with the organisation in 2014.
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