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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If a commitment to realise the will of the electorate was more important than haggling over a title, Myanmar would not be sitting on a constitutional crisis.
BY Khin Zaw Win
The opening of the country has been a boon for the fashion industry, paving the way for special events featuring some of the country’s best-known designers.
BY Noe Noe Aung
တပ်မတော်ကာကွယ်ရေး ဦးစီးချုပ်ရုံး၏ ဖေ့ဘုတ်စာမျက်နှာတွင် တင်ထားသော ဓာတ်ပုံအရ အဆိုပါ လေယာဉ်မှာ တရုတ်နိုင်ငံထုတ် အင်ဂျင်တစ်လုံးတပ် J-7 တိုက်လေယာဉ်ဖြစ်သည်
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The opening of the country has been a boon for the fashion industry, paving the way for special events featuring some of the country’s best-known designers.
BY Noe Noe Aung
Achieving a smooth transition will require both the NLD and the Tatmadaw to act strictly according to the provisions of the controversial 2008 Constitution.
American Robert Carmack and Australian Morrison Polkinghorne, co-authors of The Burma Cookbook, named the world’s Best Asian Cookbook of 2015 at the Best in the World Gourmand awards last year, first visited Yangon in 2000 after winning several nights at The Strand Hotel at a charity auction.
Budget allocations for restoration work have risen dramatically at the nation’s second most important archeological after Bagan, but there’s little to show for it.
It beggars belief that the RCSS could have relocated hundreds of troops across Shan State without the knowledge and support of the military.
Ka Lone Htar villagers have sought to enlist the help of guardian spirits in their fight against a dam project that would uproot more than 1,000 people.
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