The People’s Defence Force has suffered a major symbolic setback by losing control of the first town it seized – accusing the Myanmar military of destroying Kawlin in order to reclaim it – but its troops vow to fight on.
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The People’s Defence Force has suffered a major symbolic setback by losing control of the first town it seized – accusing the Myanmar military of destroying Kawlin in order to reclaim it – but its troops vow to fight on.
BY Frontier
As the military regime targets places of worship to break popular support for the resistance, Catholic communities caught up in the conflict are being denied the consolations of their religion.
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Malaysia is encouraging undocumented migrants to hand themselves in on the promise to repatriate rather than detain them, but many Myanmar migrants fear being arrested on their return or forced to serve in the military.
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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.
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အဖွဲ့သုံးဖွဲ့က ရွေးချယ်ထားသူ သုံးဦးကို သမ္မတနှင့် ဒုတိယသမ္မတများ အရည်အချင်း စိစစ်ရေးအဖွဲ့က မတ်လ ၁၁ ရက်နေ့တွင် စိစစ်ကြမည်ဖြစ်သည်
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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