Myanmar is steeped in trauma from past and present conflict and dictatorial rule – but with the breakdown of already meagre public health infrastructure since the 2021 coup, communities themselves are acquiring the tools to tackle the mental toll.
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Myanmar is steeped in trauma from past and present conflict and dictatorial rule – but with the breakdown of already meagre public health infrastructure since the 2021 coup, communities themselves are acquiring the tools to tackle the mental toll.
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The Kachin Independence Organization has seized a swathe of mineral rich territory on Myanmar’s border with China, but the group now has the tough task of running an ethnically diverse area mired in poverty and the legacy of strongman rule.
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Recent conflict has brought Myanmar’s biggest rare earth mining region under the control of the Kachin Independence Organization, yet it’s uncertain how it will handle the lucrative but environmentally devastating industry.
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A National League for Democracy government is unlikely to be in any hurry to address one of the human rights issues of greatest concern to the international community.
‘Influencers’ can play a critical role in reaching online communities in Myanmar, who can in turn contribute to huge growth in target audiences.
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An outspoken nationalist monk has issued a sinister warning to the incoming National League for Democracy government over one of the most sensitive issues on its reform agenda.
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The new National Land Use Policy is a positive step, but its principles need to be enshrined in law to protect the vulnerable from land grabs and forced evictions.
For as long as military-owned enterprises remain profitable and independent of civilian oversight, the military will have no incentive to cede its powers to a civilian government.
A global slump in rubber prices has worsened the plight of smallholder farmers in Mon State who are ‘taxed’ by the military to use land they say is their own.
Groups that monitor hate speech on social media are concerned about a resurgence of posts on sensitive issues after the new government takes office.
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