The Tatmadaw is fighting to wrest control of local administration, but many of its appointed officials have been hobbled by fierce, and sometimes violent, opposition.
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The Border Guard Force’s support for the Tatmadaw in fighting the Karen National Union appears to have paid off, with the group getting the green light to resume its controversial businesses along the Thai border.
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The middle and upper classes are faring well under the Thein Sein government, but has the President lived up to his promise to alleviate rural poverty?
BY Oliver Slow
The middle and upper classes are faring well under the Thein Sein government, but has the President lived up to his promise to alleviate rural poverty?
BY Oliver Slow
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The election commission chairman vows a free and fair vote but inaccurate election rolls might disrupt the democratic process.
BY Larry Jagan
Seven years ago, the landfall of Cyclone Nargis caused the worst natural disaster in Myanmar’s history. How prepared is the country if nature strikes again?
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A community under pressure sticks to itself and gets on with business.
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