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The continued threat of a COVID-19 outbreak in Yangon’s dense neighbourhoods makes an urgent case for long overdue fixes to problems of city governance.
The Ministry of Education plans to begin classes for senior students on July 21 but faces an uphill battle to get schools ready in line with strict health guidelines.
After two months of semi-lockdown, the commercial capital is bouncing back to the new normal of life with the coronavirus.
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has sent global oil prices crashing – and prompted hundreds of thousands of workers to leave a rich field of hand-dug wells in northern Magway Region.
The fisheries industry says it deserves more help from the government to deal with a downturn caused by the pandemic, but some government officials insist that it’s business as usual in the sector.
Fishermen working on rafts off the coast of Ayeyarwady Region share stories of beatings and exploitation at sea. With no legal paperwork or identification, they are struggling to get their voices heard.
The military’s former bureaucratic arm, the ubiquitous General Administration Department, can help to chart a more federal future for Myanmar.
Opinion
Doh Athan
Doh Athan
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