In Sagaing Region, local people linked to resistance groups risk death to document the conflict, providing media outlets with a vital – if inevitably partisan – source of information from the ground.
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In Sagaing Region, local people linked to resistance groups risk death to document the conflict, providing media outlets with a vital – if inevitably partisan – source of information from the ground.
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In the aftermath of the coup, many elephants were abandoned when their civil servant handlers went on strike. But in one of Myanmar's largest national parks, the revolution is also a reunion.
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Japanese beverages giant Kirin has bought Fraser and Neave’s 55 percent stake in Myanmar Brewery for US$560 million.
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Under a bridge in downtown Yangon, a few dozen young rappers gather for a late night jam session, leaping around the cracked pavement and rusty beams, flinging words into the air like shrapnel. One slaps a stencil against a pillar and spray paints it black, leaving the words “G-FAMILY” enshrined on the concrete.
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Development is the key election issue for the people of Chin State, but a more immediate concern is recovering from the devastation, disrupted livelihoods and misery wrought by recent flooding.
Moe Pwint Oo shoots the grimy punchbag a steely glare before slamming her fist into it, striking a blow for equality as she practises Myanmar's homespun martial art of Lethwei — a sport that encourages head-butting and grants victory by knockout only.
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The grandson of former dictator Ne Win discusses the 1988 uprising, life in prison, the reform process and deficiencies in democracy.
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The National Democratic Force holds only eight seats in the Union Parliament. But don’t tell chairman U Khin Maung Swe that his is a small party. He will be offended.
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