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A month after coming under martial law, the town in southern Chin State has been all but emptied of its inhabitants
Jun 14, 2021
Seven-year tax holiday is meant to encourage investment, but a mining consortium already stands to make enormous amounts without the incentive
Feb 14, 2020
Pregnancy labour laws go ignored by garment factory owners, leaving female workers in perilous positions
Jan 13, 2020
Hopes that microfinance would lift Myanmar out of poverty also being stymied by sluggish economy and oversupply, says leading economist
Jan 7, 2020
Nearly 200 microlenders now offer low-interest loans to Myanmar’s poor, but many leave borrowers with crushing debt
Jan 3, 2020
Despite laws protecting pangolins, an investigation at major trade hubs found consumption and trade of the nearly extinct animal to be pervasive and brazen.
Dec 27, 2019
Kyaw Zin Myat’s story highlights rampant rights violations in fishing industry that lawmakers are just starting to respond to
Dec 19, 2019
Farmers racked by climate change and uncertainty have found security in processing hair for Chinese wig makers
Dec 17, 2019
Migrant labour rights groups say government could be doing more to facilitate the return of migrant workers both abroad and in urban centres
Dec 2, 2019
Changes to defamation law sentencing guidelines have MPs, politicians and military officials turning to a misplaced clause in privacy law, rights groups say
Nov 26, 2019
Feeling ignored by the governing NLD, ethnic parties are unifying before the upcoming election—but some alliances remain tenuous
Nov 13, 2019
The broadcaster says its coverage of the company remained impartial, but its journalists failed to ask about links to extremists during interviews
Nov 7, 2019
The one-child rule created demand for trafficked ‘brides’ - now activists fear another of Beijing’s flagship policies is fuelling the crisis
Oct 9, 2019
