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The closure of Myanmar’s last independent newspaper marks a new milestone in the country’s political descent
Mar 18, 2021
Five cases have come to light in the past year of men dying behind bars in Myanmar.
Jan 24, 2019
Acting on a tip-off from a fellow passenger, a crusading MP exposed allegations that a top official had skimmed public money to build houses for himself
Jan 14, 2019
The NLD may have a supermajority in both houses, but recent appointments are a reminder that the party wants to keep the generals close.
Dec 10, 2018
In the months leading up to the November 3 poll, the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) candidate for Seikkan township helped voters to secure micro-loans from an obscure...
Nov 20, 2018
Eight prisoners made a break for it, ignoring the pain in their emaciated bodies as they sprinted from the labour camp in Kabaw Valley in Myanmar’s northern Sagaing Region. They didn’t...
Nov 8, 2018
LOIKAW — One night in 2012, in the Kayah State capital of Loikaw, a group of ethnic Karenni youths were engaged in clandestine activity. In advance of Martyrs’ Day, 19 July, they crept...
Jul 19, 2018
A bridge over the Yangon River could transform the lives of locals commuting to the city on disaster-prone boats, but private port operators see a threat.
Jul 6, 2018
Yamethin Township in Mandalay Region is the largest grape-growing area in Myanmar. Though grapes can be cultivated in many parts of Myanmar, different regions—with differing climates...
Jul 4, 2018
PINLAUNG, Shan State — Visitors to Pinlaung, a hilly town perched 1,500 metres above sea level in the Pa-O Self-Administered Zone of southern Shan State, are greeted with the scent of...
Jul 2, 2018
Fugitive in rape case escapes justice for seven years, becomes ward administrator
Jun 18, 2018
A village monk repeatedly raped four girls under his care, and is now on the run. Parents say the monk took advantage of their poverty.
May 10, 2018
YANGON — During a power blackout on a hot night in May, Thidar Han heard a baby crying at around 9 pm in a back lane of Yangon’s Mingalar Taung Nyunt Township, where she works as a...
Jun 7, 2016
