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 economic slowdown in China will not affect its position as Myanmar’s most important trade and investment partner, but there are challenges ahead.
There’s been a marked improvement in connectivity in recent years and an undersea cable will soon give internet users more reasons to celebrate.
Senior General Min Aung Hlaing has spoken of plans to transform the Tatmadaw into a “standard army” that members of armed ethnic groups would be welcome to join.
After a fire gutted a market in Yangon’s Sanchaung Township on January 11, residents are hoping to rebuild from the ashes.
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