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.
While COVID-19 gets all the attention, air pollution contributes to far more deaths each year in Myanmar and a recent joint study has helped shed light on the sources of this pollution in Yangon.
BY Kirt A. Page
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Red pen mania reached new heights of opprobrium at censorship headquarters after the 2010 election, especially reports about advance voting that the government had good reason to terminate with extreme prejudice.
The big winner in the election was the National League for Democracy. But who came up short?
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Hardline Buddhist nationalist group Ma Ba Tha is closely associated with Mandalay, but some senior monks in the city are sharply critical of the organisation.
Their backgrounds are as diverse as their circumstances, but the hard-working food vendors at Botahtaung Jetty have in common the dream of a better life.
BY Ann Wang
Mong La, on the border with China, has a reputation for debauchery but a recent visit revealed a dank, depressing town.
BY Oliver Slow
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's Wednesday interview with Radio Free Asia.
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