Regime authorities appear to be increasingly abducting young men on the street or during household inspections to boost the number of military conscripts, while families and activists say bribes are no longer enough to free them.
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Regime authorities appear to be increasingly abducting young men on the street or during household inspections to boost the number of military conscripts, while families and activists say bribes are no longer enough to free them.
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Myanmar’s military regime has tried to recruit comedians in its propaganda war, but while some performers have chosen to serve the generals, many more are using their wit for the revolution.
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An amnesty scheme for undocumented migrants in Thailand offers hope for many Myanmar workers operating in the shadows, but the costs are high, and migrants then face burdensome tax demands from the Myanmar junta.
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Opium production is causing severe environmental degradation in northern Shan State, but a crop substitution project in the south is a reason for hope.
BY Niels Larsen
Time is a precious commodity for Ko Nyi Nyi, the executive committee chairman of the National League for Democracy’s branch in Yangon’s outer South Dagon Township.
Whoever emerges as the front-runner for the highest o ce after the elections will have the Tatmadaw’s support.
BY Larry Jagan
The National League for Democracy is preparing for the election battle with renewed energy. In recent weeks it has become increasingly obvious that months of planning and organising are beginning to bear fruit. It is a resurgent, revitalised and reinvigorated NLD that is emerging to fight for power on November 8. It is no longer the introspective party, lacking in vision, that seemed to have lost its way after its overwhelming victory in the 1990 election for a constituent assembly.
BY Larry Jagan
Despite far-reaching political reforms in recent years, Myanmar's human rights activists are once again feeling the sharp end of the stick as the 2015 election looms.
BY Oliver Slow
A Myanmar Skate Association team heads to Malaysia later this month to compete in an international competition for the first time.
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.
BY Oliver Slow
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