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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Political allegiances in the real world are reflected in debates and arguments on Facebook, but the social media platform remains plagued by hate speech and fake accounts.
Myanmar’s social media boom is enabling people to speak up – whether it’s to complain to the government, help keep aggressive bus drivers off Yangon’s roads or make a dangerous expressway safer.
BY Htun Khaing
Some 20,000 convicts toil in prison camps across the country, where they face abuse, exploitation and forced labour, a Myanmar Now investigation finds.
BY Myanmar Now
Government ministries have begun announcing the results of their 100-day plans, but most observers remain underwhelmed by the progress made to date.
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The rapid uptake of smartphones and data usage in Myanmar as well as limited access to formal banking offers a unique opportunity for mobile money operators.
BY Brad Jones
Myanmar’s social media boom is enabling people to speak up – whether it’s to complain to the government, help keep aggressive bus drivers off Yangon’s roads or make a dangerous expressway safer.
BY Frontier
There may be important reasons why sanctions need to be maintained. If so, the NLD should start making this case.
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