The regime's sudden decision has hobbled Myanmar citizens seeking better lives overseas and risks depriving migrant workers of legal protections, with rights groups suspecting a ploy to target dissidents.
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The regime's sudden decision has hobbled Myanmar citizens seeking better lives overseas and risks depriving migrant workers of legal protections, with rights groups suspecting a ploy to target dissidents.
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Seizing Myanmar’s borders with Bangladesh and India has become central to the Arakan Army’s dream of autonomy and has driven its strategy during times of war and peace.
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An increasing number of Myanmar people are selling kidneys as a quick-fix solution to poverty and debt, with many donors going to India for transplants and telling lies to have them approved.
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It was headline news when the leader of the National League for Democracy called for reconciliation after the November 8 election. A similar call after the 2010 poll did not get past the censors.
Myanmar’s private sector newspapers need to start turning a profit but face challenges from state-run publications and digital media.
As it struggles to modernise, Myanmar is finding a host of technology problems. It needs its community of amateur hackers to solve them.
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Investors have five good reasons to show caution before the installation of a new Myanmar government headed by the NLD.
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