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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A ban on commercial pandals brought subdued celebrations in Yangon for the traditional New Year, and contributed to a boost for the domestic travel industry.
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Police say they will take action against organisers of Thursday's protest, which denounced a reference to Myanmar's Rohingya population in a statement expressing condolences to victims of a marine tragedy.
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BY Oliver Slow
There are more than 250 pawnshops in Yangon Region and they provide a vital service to low-income earners whose only other source of quick cash is loan sharks charging usurious rates.
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Shwe Mann says he has acted in the public interest by working with the new NLD-led government but remained loyal to the USDP to the end, despite his removal as party chairman last year.
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David Starfire is a multi-instrumentalist composer, music producer, DJ, and record label owner known for mixing electronic music with traditional instruments from throughout the world.
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ပြည်ခိုင်ဖြိုး ပါတီ၏ အရေးပေါ်ပါတီ ညီလာခံအား ခေါ်ယူရန် တောင်းဆိုထားသည်ဟုဆို
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