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.
BY Frontier
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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Thilawa Special Economic Zone has attracted US$760 million in investment since plots went on sale there in March 2014.
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Frontier speaks with Colonel Hkun Okker, patron of the Pa-O National Liberation Organisation.
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Drug abuse is emerging as a serious problem at universities in Yangon and police say there’s increasing evidence that some students are among the dealers.
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A loosening of regulations under the former government has encouraged banks to expand rapidly and diversify their offerings.
Myanmar’s most notorious Buddhist nationalist group has finished the week chastened after an extraordinary public rebuke from government, military and religious leaders.
Despite promising reform of state media outlets, the National League for Democracy government has instead been accused of continuing to use them as propaganda machines.
Kalay pays a heavy price for its strategic location near the Indian border, as police fight in vain against a flood of drugs.
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Since independence, Myanmar’s ethnic minorities have felt ignored by the central government. A new ministry focusing on ethnic affairs was supposed to change that, but there is little clarity about its actual role.
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