A sharp increase in household plastic waste amid COVID-19 has exacerbated the threat posed by Yangon’s near-capacity landfills and poor waste management systems. By HEIN.
BY Hein Thar
A sharp increase in household plastic waste amid COVID-19 has exacerbated the threat posed by Yangon’s near-capacity landfills and poor waste management systems. By HEIN.
BY Hein Thar
While COVID-19 gets all the attention, air pollution contributes to far more deaths each year in Myanmar and a recent joint study has helped shed light on the sources of this pollution in Yangon.
BY Kirt A. Page
Migrant worker remittances have transformed the remote Magway Region village of Mauktin, but unscrupulous job brokers have left many residents under crushing debt.
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For many at the rally in downtown Yangon on December 10, showing support for Daw Aung San Suu Kyi on the opening day of hearings at the International Court of Justice was a matter of fulfilling their national duty.
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The Bangladesh government’s decision to deny Rohingya refugees access to mobile phone networks is exacerbating suffering in the camps by isolating residents from their families and support networks.
BY Khin Maung
The Gambia condemned Aung San Suu Kyi's "silence" over the plight of Rohingya Muslims on Thursday after she defended Myanmar against genocide charges at the UN's top court.
BY AFP
Nearly 100 Rohingya appeared in a Myanmar court after being arrested for trying to flee persecution, as Aung San Suu Kyi addressed the UN's top court to deny allegations of a genocidal campaign against the ethnic minority.
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Myanmar’s recent retail and wholesale trading reforms have effectively blocked foreign SMEs from investing in trading activities and could even be encouraging illicit trade.
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