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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The tendering process for a massive housing development known as the Yangon New City Project must be transparent, say members of parliament, business people and economists.
Although Myanmar’s recent economic and political transformation has garnered much more attention, bubbling under the surface have been changes to the country’s administrative processes.
BY Oliver Slow
Although Myanmar’s recent economic and political transformation has garnered much more attention, bubbling under the surface have been changes to the country’s administrative processes.
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The November 8 ballot may not be free and fair, despite the best efforts of the Union Election Commission and civil society groups.
BY Larry Jagan
Most dairy products in Myanmar are imported, and most local dairy operations are miniscule, but that could soon change.
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In the wake of Myanmar's floods crisis, private charity is no substitute for government action.
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