Migrant worker remittances have transformed the remote Magway Region village of Mauktin, but unscrupulous job brokers have left many residents under crushing debt.
Migrant worker remittances have transformed the remote Magway Region village of Mauktin, but unscrupulous job brokers have left many residents under crushing debt.
The Tatmadaw has resumed its old ways, killing civilians and destroying villages, despite the early promise of peace initiatives backed by Norway and other Western countries.
With the Tatmadaw chief reaching retirement age this year, some speculate that a fresh face could achieve a détente with the NLD – but the appointment process itself could hold the key to better civil-military relations.
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With the government’s response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic failing to meet the needs of patients, the National League for Democracy founded two HIV/AIDS-shelters in Yangon. No-one is turned away.
Industry resistance to a proposed K3,600 minimum daily wage lays bare the cut-throat nature of the global garment trade, where costs are borne by those least able to afford them.
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Lester Tan, the managing director of the joint venture overseeing Heineken's entry into Myanmar, on his company’s plans to challenge the dominance of Myanmar Beer.
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For the reform-minded among us, last month’s parliamentary vote on possible constitutional reform was a disappointment, if not entirely unexpected.
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