Conditions in Myanmar’s jails are dire for all inmates, but human rights organisations say political prisoners suffer more abuses – including medical neglect that often has deadly consequences.
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Conditions in Myanmar’s jails are dire for all inmates, but human rights organisations say political prisoners suffer more abuses – including medical neglect that often has deadly consequences.
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Young people and their families are seeking any way they can to evade the Myanmar military’s conscription drive – sometimes with the help of sympathetic local administrators.
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The United States claimed it foiled a plot by an alleged Yakuza boss to sell weapons-grade plutonium sourced by an ethnic armed group in Myanmar, but experts say the story doesn’t add up.
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The appointment of Thura U Shwe Mann to head a parliamentary panel ensures he will continue to play an influential role in the corridors of power and in crucial negotiations with the Tatmadaw.
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Elected on a platform of transparency, the NLD’s plans for the presidency remain shrouded in secrecy.
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Former Brigadier-General David Abel was in charge of three economic ministries during military rule but most of his proposals for reform were shunned.
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The political transition has brought far-reaching change to Myanmar, but for tens of thousands of refugees in camps in Thailand life remains in limbo.
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