Some powerful ethnic armed groups are increasingly throwing their weight behind Myanmar’s pro-democracy movement, seemingly defying China and other allies to take on the military.
BY Sam Foot
Some powerful ethnic armed groups are increasingly throwing their weight behind Myanmar’s pro-democracy movement, seemingly defying China and other allies to take on the military.
BY Sam Foot
Trade between the once-thriving border towns of Muse and Ruili is restarting after nearly three years, but remains restricted to a trickle of trucks, with Myanmar wary of the COVID-19 surge in China.
BY Frontier
The regime's sudden decision has hobbled Myanmar citizens seeking better lives overseas and risks depriving migrant workers of legal protections, with rights groups suspecting a ploy to target dissidents.
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The opening of the country’s first schools of journalism last year is helping to raise professional standards in the nation’s newsrooms.
A long coastline and a wealth of inland waterways offer huge export growth potential for Myanmar’s fisheries industry, but overfishing poses a major problem.
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Maurice Collis wrote prolifically about Burma and his experiences as a colonial public servant, but 80 years after he lived in the country, few readers of English have heard of him.
BY Oliver Slow
The real estate sector is in the doldrums after the boom that followed the 2010 election but market sources are hoping for better times after the change of government.
Maurice Collis wrote prolifically about Burma and his experiences as a colonial public servant, but 80 years after he lived in the country, few readers of English have heard of him.
BY Oliver Slow
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The leader of the National League for Democracy faces some daunting challenges when she takes charge of the peace process after her government assumes power on April 1.
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