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Myths, militias and the destruction of Loi Sam Sip

Activists in northern Shan State have been fighting for years to protect a culturally and environmentally important mountain range but face opposition from Tatmadaw-aligned militias – and a company linked to the speaker of Myanmar’s national parliament.

BY Hein Thar

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Myths, militias and the destruction of Loi Sam Sip

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‘I often thought about hurting myself’: factory workers suffer through shutdown

Hundreds of thousands of workers in the garment sector are relieved to be back at work after enduring a miserable, desperate month in cramped hostels..

BY Pyae Sone Aung

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Myanmar 'categorically rejects' UN report on army business empire

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Myanmar ‘categorically rejects’ UN report on army business empire

Myanmar hit back at a report by UN investigators calling for tougher sanctions against the country's powerful military to squeeze its business empire.

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Grassroots group fights Yangon motorbike ban

Arbitrary treatment from traffic police has inspired a campaign by a community group to have the motorbike ban in Yangon lifted, a move that has the support of some MPs.

BY Kyaw Ye Lynn

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Myanmar army's 'business empire' fuels atrocities: UN probe

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Myanmar army’s ‘business empire’ fuels atrocities: UN probe

Tougher sanctions are needed against Myanmar's wealthy and powerful military as its web of economic interests has generated a fortune that helps fund atrocities, UN investigators said Monday.

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Episode 88: Human trafficking into China

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BY Win Zar Ni Aung

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Mandalay: City of the future?

An energetic mayor and revamped municipal authority are giving Myanmar’s second city a tech-based makeover, which is being embraced by residents tired of past mismanagement.

BY Hein Thar

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Drug lab raids in Myanmar's meth capital met with artillery fire

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Drug lab raids in Myanmar’s meth capital met with artillery fire

Raids on jungle methamphetamine labs have been met with heavy artillery fire, Myanmar narcotics police said Thursday.

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What Kyaw Myint’s downfall tells us about doing business in Myanmar

Kyaw Myint is just the tiniest tip of a very large iceberg of criminal activity in Myanmar’s business community, but as long as you steer clear of politics you’re unlikely to get caught.

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Myanmar 'categorically rejects' UN report on army business empire

Myanmar ‘categorically rejects’ UN report on army business empire

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Myanmar army's 'business empire' fuels atrocities: UN probe

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