The regional bloc is confronting Myanmar with a mixture of immobilism and wishful thinking, while other actors intervene more effectively – to the regime’s benefit.
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The regional bloc is confronting Myanmar with a mixture of immobilism and wishful thinking, while other actors intervene more effectively – to the regime’s benefit.
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After fleeing conflict in their native Rakhine State, members of the Kaman Muslim minority group are facing work and housing discrimination in Myanmar’s commercial capital.
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An early pledge by the parallel National Unity Government to replace Myanmar’s racist citizenship law raised hopes for marginalised communities, but impatience is growing as revolutionary groups trade blame for the delays.
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If new initiatives are simply dismissed out of hand, without allowing time to see whether they can be effective, it will be difficult to find a way forward.
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Myanmar’s minority Muslim community lives in constant unease, exacerbated by tensions in communal relations after the 2012 sectarian violence in Rakhine State.
Myanmar’s growing industrial workforce is becoming increasingly unionised and assertive while antiquated laws are hampering the resolution of labour disputes.
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At a secret meeting in London in 1970, General Ne Win ordered bank notes featuring images of Bogyoke Aung San that are the proudest achievements of a famous artist.
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