Following the devastation of Cyclone Mocha, the Arakan Army says it will work with the military regime to help people in Rakhine, but that cooperative spirit appears to be one-sided, with the junta still facing accusations of holding up aid for political purposes.
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Following the devastation of Cyclone Mocha, the Arakan Army says it will work with the military regime to help people in Rakhine, but that cooperative spirit appears to be one-sided, with the junta still facing accusations of holding up aid for political purposes.
BY Frontier
Many workers brought to criminal hubs in Southeast Asia have no idea what they’re getting themselves into, but some are seeking a payday despite the risks. Frontier spoke to two workers – one in online gambling the other in online scams – about their daily lives, working conditions and what brought them to Shwe Kokko.
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The woes of war in western Myanmar have been exacerbated by Cyclone Mocha, with already-struggling residents saying they have still received no assistance, and even accusing the military of launching fresh attacks during the storm.
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The change of government has revived a debate on creating a federal state and some see the Indian model as best satisfying the aspirations of Myanmar’s national minorities.
BY Hein Ko Soe
Trevor Wilson was Australia’s ambassador to Myanmar from 2000 to 2003, when Western sanctions were pushing the country closer to China, the repression of activists was ruthless, and the country was ruled by the State Peace and Development Council. In August 2003, the SPDC unveiled its seven-point “roadmap to a discipline-flourishing democracy”, that paved the way for the remarkable transition which began under the Thein Sein government in 2011.
သြင်္ကန်ကာလ ၎င်းတို့၏ အဝတ်အစား၊ ပြုမူနေထိုင်ပုံတို့နှင့်ပတ်သက်၍ အမျိုးသမီးများအား သတိပေး ပြောဆိုခြင်းများ ရှိသည်။ ယင်းမှာ အဓမ္မပြုကျင့်သော ယဉ်ကျေးမှုကို အားကောင်းစေရန် ခံရသူများအပေါ် အပြစ်ဖို့သော ဥပမာများပင် ဖြစ်သည်ဟု အမျိုးသမီးဝါဒီတို့က သတ်မှတ်ထားသည်။
The mortician at a cemetery in Pakokku is a plucky woman who has endured discrimination and the unwanted attentions of violent men.
BY Hein Ko Soe
Among the small but growing ranks of women taxi drivers in Yangon there’s at least two who are tough, fiercely independent, and doting mothers.
Among the small but growing ranks of women taxi drivers in Yangon there’s at least two who are tough, fiercely independent, and doting mothers.
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