Online loan app scams have exploded in Myanmar amid a deep economic crisis, trapping victims with predatory interest rates and blackmailing them after accessing their personal data.
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Online loan app scams have exploded in Myanmar amid a deep economic crisis, trapping victims with predatory interest rates and blackmailing them after accessing their personal data.
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Vital conservation activities have been suspended since the 2021 coup, while growing conflict and lawlessness have fuelled a reported rise in illegal fishing techniques that threaten the endangered species.
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A frontline medic writes of two individuals she met in Kayah State, whose stories exemplify the diverse ways Myanmar’s youth are contributing to, and sacrificing for, the revolution.
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The people of Rakhine State want one of their own to become its next chief minister but they might be disappointed by the National League for Democracy.
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It's easy for long-term foreign residents of Myanmar to scorn western tourists for their ignorance of local matters. That doesn't give us a free pass.
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The people of Rakhine State want one of their own to become its next chief minister but they might be disappointed by the National League for Democracy.
As the tourism industry continues to grow, some companies are offering tours tailored for visitors with a special and often deeply personal interest in the Burma Campaign of the Second World War.
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Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's incoming government is considering a redesign of a controversial Chinese-backed dam in Myanmar, says Hantha Myint.
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A quick guide to some of the tycoons whose companies have dominant roles in key sectors of Myanmar's economy.
Nearly 30,000 displaced Kokang who have languished in camps in China for more than a year are in dire need of more support as they wait to return home.
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