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Civil society
A man in a Myanmar village advocates against men battering their wives
Ko Aung Lin, a father of three boys, knows exactly what violence against women is because he has committed it himself. Now, he has...
Human rights
Myanmar’s minefields continue to kill and maim
Antipersonnel landmines continue to be produced in state-owned factories in Myanmar while resistance groups employ improvised landmines.
Antipersonnel mine blasts claimed 88 lives in Myanmar...
Civil society
Number of internally displaced in Myanmar doubles, to 800,000
The number of internally displaced people (IDPs) in Myanmar has doubled since February of last year, now crossing the 800,000 mark, the UN refugee...
Freedom of speech and expression
Myanmar’s military junta is killing press freedom
The junta have a cynical incentive to suppress reporting that exposes their daily assault on Myanmar’s people. According to the report on 28 January...
COVID-19
ILO estimates reveal 1.6 million jobs lost in Myanmar in 2021
Military takeover has hammered labour market already weakened by impact of COVID-19, women workers hit hardest, says the UN organisation.
Some 1.6 million jobs were...
Civil society
US, French gas majors withdraw from Myanmar. Cite human rights abuse as reason
Gas production deals were untouched, although the US, EU, UK and Canada imposed a number of sanctions on sources of income for the Burmese...
Human rights
Rohingya rights group urge Biden, Macron to announce sanctions on Myanmar gas revenue
The Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK has said that the policy to protect the profits of American and French companies needs to change urgently.
An umbrella...
COVID-19
Surviving on a diet of rice, oil and beans – and hunger, insecurities and COVID-19
Squatters on the outskirts of Myanmar’s capital city, Yangon, juggle their need for food with the fear of eviction. Their existence get yet further...
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Are Government Schemes Meaningful in the Absence of Land Rights?
It is evident that the effects of the project are not uniformly distributed, as certain villages experience benefits while...
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Sub-Committee for GRAP Directs Agencies to Take Dust Abatement Measures
The sub-committee for GRAP has undertaken a comprehensive review of the air quality scenario in the National Capital Region...
Educating the Mind Without Educating the Heart is No Education at All
By Yasmine Sherif
The words above, by the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle, serve as a reminder that we still have...
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Are Government Schemes Meaningful in the Absence of Land Rights?
It is evident that the effects of the project...
Sub-Committee for GRAP Directs Agencies to Take Dust Abatement Measures
The sub-committee for GRAP has undertaken a comprehensive review...
