The People’s Defence Force has suffered a major symbolic setback by losing control of the first town it seized – accusing the Myanmar military of destroying Kawlin in order to reclaim it – but its troops vow to fight on.
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The People’s Defence Force has suffered a major symbolic setback by losing control of the first town it seized – accusing the Myanmar military of destroying Kawlin in order to reclaim it – but its troops vow to fight on.
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As the military regime targets places of worship to break popular support for the resistance, Catholic communities caught up in the conflict are being denied the consolations of their religion.
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Malaysia is encouraging undocumented migrants to hand themselves in on the promise to repatriate rather than detain them, but many Myanmar migrants fear being arrested on their return or forced to serve in the military.
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Interview with Thant Myint-U, presidential adviser and Yangon Heritage Trust chair.
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Some of the nation’s tycoons have shrugged off concerns about the future of their business empires under a National League for Democracy government.
U Thant Myint-U rose to prominence as an author and analyst on Myanmar. The Burmese historian has written four books, most notably The River of Lost Footsteps and Where China meets India: Burma and the New Crossroads of Asia.
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Writer Paul Theroux visited Myanmar in the 1970s while gathering material for The Great Railway Bazaar. Following in his footsteps decades later, little has changed on Myanmar’s railways.
BY Oliver Slow
The Ministry of Education has embarked on an ambitious project to completely rebuild Myanmar's outmoded education system.
An attitude of letting bygones be bygones might be politically opportune, but it will not make the poignant issue of transitional justice go away.
BY Hans Hulst
In a forgotten corner of Yangon, a theme park feted by the former junta now lies derelict, with its residents facing an uncertain future.
Some of the nation’s tycoons have shrugged off concerns about the future of their business empires under a National League for Democracy government.
ကိုယ်ခံပညာပေါင်းစုံ ပေါင်းစပ်ထိုးသတ်ရသည့် အဆိုပါ ပြိုင်ပွဲကို မတ် ၁၈ ရက်တွင် ရန်ကုန်မြို့၊ သုဝဏ္ဏအားကစားရုံတွင် ကျင်းပသွားမည်ဖြစ်သည်
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