The suicide rate began rising during the COVID-19 pandemic and has continued to increase since the coup as financial hardship, political repression and the collapse of the healthcare system take a toll on mental health.
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The suicide rate began rising during the COVID-19 pandemic and has continued to increase since the coup as financial hardship, political repression and the collapse of the healthcare system take a toll on mental health.
BY Frontier
Residents of conflict-wracked Sagaing and Magway regions who have left for the relative safety of big cities face challenges that include discrimination, harassment and barriers to their children’s education.
BY Frontier
A leaked junta memo shows three Chinese firms appealing to Nay Pyi Taw to arrange liquified natural gas imports from Russia amid economic turmoil in Myanmar.
BY Frontier
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A meditation centre on Yangon’s outskirts is home for hundreds of destitute, disabled and diseased people who are encouraged to solve their problems by seeking refuge in the Dhamma.
A meditation centre on Yangon’s outskirts is home for hundreds of destitute, disabled and diseased people who are encouraged to solve their problems by seeking refuge in the Dhamma.
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Speakers at a TEDx event in Yangon that symbolised the hope for a better future make a powerful impression with recollections of the nation’s troubled past.
BY Sean Gleeson
ပြည်သူ့လွှတ်တော် ကိုယ်စားလှယ်အဖြစ်မှ နှုတ်ထွက်ကာ Frist Lady အဖြစ်သာ နေထိုင်သွားမည်ဖြစ်သည်
သမ္မတသစ်ဦးထင်ကျော်ထံ သမ္မတဦးသိန်းစိန်က နိုင်ငံတော်သမ္မအ၏ တာဝန်များနှင့်လုပ်ပိုင်ခွင့်များ လွှဲပြောင်းပေးအပ်
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The 54th anniversary earlier this month of General Ne Win’s 1962 coup marked an event that continues to resonate in contemporary Myanmar.
BY Oliver Slow
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The National League for Democracy government faces a huge challenge in diplomatic relations with China over the future of the controversial Myitsone dam project.
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