Migrant worker remittances have transformed the remote Magway Region village of Mauktin, but unscrupulous job brokers have left many residents under crushing debt.
Migrant worker remittances have transformed the remote Magway Region village of Mauktin, but unscrupulous job brokers have left many residents under crushing debt.
The Tatmadaw has resumed its old ways, killing civilians and destroying villages, despite the early promise of peace initiatives backed by Norway and other Western countries.
With the Tatmadaw chief reaching retirement age this year, some speculate that a fresh face could achieve a détente with the NLD – but the appointment process itself could hold the key to better civil-military relations.
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In Tanintharyi Region, a Karen community has withstood war, displacement and a polluting coal mine, and remains proudly independent on its own ancestral land.
BY Ben Dunant
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International software companies are slowly discovering the appeal of setting up operations in Myanmar, where the local IT workforce is young, cheap – and much more female than elsewhere in the world.
The government could undertake four reforms immediately to enhance the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission's ability to protect and promote the rights of all people in Myanmar.
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A new primary school curriculum makes some important steps forward, but more work is needed to promote social inclusion and contribute to lasting peace.
Karen human rights defender Naw Ohn Hla, who has been jailed many times for defying authority, says the National League for Democracy has betrayed its values.
A youth organisation in Sagaing Region is helping to rescue poor villagers lured to China by human traffickers who promise dream jobs that never materialise.
BY Ei Ei Mon
As the market for consumer remittances reaches saturation, mobile money operators are looking to smartphone apps to continue their growth.
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