Unwilling to accept military rule, many in Kachin are looking to the Kachin Independence Organization to fill a void in governance. As the KIO strengthens its influence, it is facing mounting pressure to regulate environmentally destructive gold mining.
Unwilling to accept military rule, many in Kachin are looking to the Kachin Independence Organization to fill a void in governance. As the KIO strengthens its influence, it is facing mounting pressure to regulate environmentally destructive gold mining.
The Karen Border Guard Force is providing the military with frontline soldiers in exchange for business protection, allowing its “new city” project to emerge as a hub for online scams.
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The coup is worsening the long-standing tendency to judge cultural output – and film in particular – based on moral convictions.
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Polls closed at 4pm Sunday and the waiting began. Thousands gathered outside opositon NLD headquarters to watch the counting on the big screen.
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The two main Shan parties are competing for the Shan vote in a crowded race in Kengtung, where yet another Shan party has denied accusations of support from the government.
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Detained activists on hunger strike have spurned an NLD request to end their protest.
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