An escalation of airstrikes on two Magway townships this year has hindered work at small-scale oil wells, which support the local economy and help fund the resistance, and sparked a race to build bomb shelters.
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An escalation of airstrikes on two Magway townships this year has hindered work at small-scale oil wells, which support the local economy and help fund the resistance, and sparked a race to build bomb shelters.
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United States funding cuts have hit TB treatment in Myanmar particularly hard, leaving many of the country’s most vulnerable in a precarious position after the post-coup healthcare collapse erased years of progress.
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The swift delivery of aid to survivors of the recent earthquake must take precedence over transient political gains in a long-running conflict.
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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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