Conditions in Myanmar’s jails are dire for all inmates, but human rights organisations say political prisoners suffer more abuses – including medical neglect that often has deadly consequences.
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Conditions in Myanmar’s jails are dire for all inmates, but human rights organisations say political prisoners suffer more abuses – including medical neglect that often has deadly consequences.
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Young people and their families are seeking any way they can to evade the Myanmar military’s conscription drive – sometimes with the help of sympathetic local administrators.
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The United States claimed it foiled a plot by an alleged Yakuza boss to sell weapons-grade plutonium sourced by an ethnic armed group in Myanmar, but experts say the story doesn’t add up.
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Your cut-out-n-keep guide to the biggest issues in Myanmar as the nation stands at the democratic crossroads.
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In the aftermath of the National League for Democracy’s overwhelming election victory, will the military accept a transfer of power?
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The exclusion of many Muslim candidates from the November 8 polls was one of the black spots of the election.
It was headline news when the leader of the National League for Democracy called for reconciliation after the November 8 election. A similar call after the 2010 poll did not get past the censors.
Myanmar’s private sector newspapers need to start turning a profit but face challenges from state-run publications and digital media.
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