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.
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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.
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Seizing Myanmar’s borders with Bangladesh and India has become central to the Arakan Army’s dream of autonomy and has driven its strategy during times of war and peace.
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An increasing number of Myanmar people are selling kidneys as a quick-fix solution to poverty and debt, with many donors going to India for transplants and telling lies to have them approved.
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A monk who campaigns to save forests features in an exhibition hosted by WWF to coincide with a report on the benefits of preserving Myanmar’s rich diversity of flora and fauna.
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Statue-making is one of the traditional arts and crafts known as the Ten Flowers, but it is struggling to survive amid a decline in the number of artisans.
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An education centre at a monastery in Shwebo is making a positive difference to the lives of children who have grown up learning how to fend for themselves on the street.
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New satellite internet providers could soon bring high-speed connectivity to consumers frustrated by time-wasting download speeds.
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