The town in northwest Myanmar is at the epicenter of the country’s coronavirus crisis, while local resistance fighters battle junta forces.
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Myanmar Migrants Flock to Bangkok to Vote
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Registered voters based in Thailand are taking time off work, traveling overnight and braving COVID-19 restrictions to take part in the Nov. 8 general election.
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In the sixth and final installment of his series on driving outside Yangon, Oliver Hargreave visits sacred pagodas and majestic palaces in the Mon heartland and Bago.
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In the fifth of six articles about touring by car outside Yangon, Oliver Hargreave visits Mawlamyine’s surrounds, finding war graves, a huge Buddha and a seaside pagoda.
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In the fourth of six articles about touring by car outside of Yangon, Oliver Hargreave discovers Hpa-an and its surrounding attractions, before heading to Mawlamyine.
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At one of Thailand's biggest elephant parks in Chiang Mai, the pachyderms and Myanmar migrants wait in vain for tourists to return.
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In the second of six articles about touring by car outside of Yangon, Oliver Hargreave journeys through Bago before making it to Mon State’s Thaton by nightfall.
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In the first of six articles about touring by car outside Yangon, Oliver Hargreave describes his first experience driving in Myanmar.
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Mysterious Signs of Impending China-Backed Railway Worry Villagers in Myanmar’s Shan State
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Strange markers in villages along a planned China-backed railway in Shan State suggest the project is proceeding without input from locals, who fear for their futures.
Treading Lightly in Shan State: The Civilian Casualties of Myanmar’s Landmines
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Local residents in northern Shan State are struggling with landmine use and some report that soldiers are extorting money from those who trigger their mines.
Shelling Fractures Families in Myanmar’s Conflict-Torn Shan State
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Zau Bauk is a carpenter in Kutkai, Shan State. In late August, as the military fought with ethnic armed groups, a shell hit his home, killing his wife, son and daughter.
‘We Are Humans’: Shan State IDPs Endure as Myanmar Military, TNLA Continue Clashes
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Hundreds of civilians fled their homes in northern Shan State last month as violence between the Myanmar military and the Ta’ang National Liberation Army intensified.
Chinese-Backed Banana Plantations in Myanmar's Kachin State Prompt Fear of Environmental Damage, Land Loss
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Kachin farmers say they were too quick to take easy cash to rent land to Chinese-run banana plantations. They now pay the price in poor health and environmental damage.
Displaced by Clashes Over Amber, Villagers in Myanmar’s Kachin State Risk Death to Secretly Mine It
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Kachin villagers fled their farms due to clashes between the army and KIA over amber; to feed their families, they must now risk death to illegally mine the material.
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi Denies False Reports That She Opposes Armed Resistance to Junta.
Residents of Town in Myanmar’s Chin State Flee Junta Artillery Barrage
Agreement Moves Myanmar’s Kyaukphyu Port Project a Step Forward
Rohingya Armed Groups Active Again in Western Myanmar
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi Denies False Reports That She Opposes Armed Resistance to Junta.
Agreement Moves Myanmar’s Kyaukphyu Port Project a Step Forward
Rohingya Armed Groups Active Again in Western Myanmar
Jailed Myanmar Actress Wins Top Award at German Film Festival