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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The Yangon Region government should be trying to mitigate the social problems caused by alcohol through better planning, rather than reimposing a blanket curfew on late-night businesses.
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BY Oliver Slow
After a crushing defeat in the November general election, ethnic political parties are seeking to rebuild to ensure a stronger showing in 2020.
Midwives in Myanmar do much more than deliver babies and provide maternal health care but there are too few of them, especially in rural areas where they labour under onerous workloads.
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Maung Saungkha, detained for publishing a poem on Facebook about having a tattoo of the former president on his penis, was released on Tuesday.
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Inle Princess Resort is now one of the lake’s best-known hotels. How did you become involved in it?
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African footballers have made a big contribution to the Myanmar National League since its launch seven years ago this month, although the experiences of some have highlighted the importance of trustworthy agents.
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