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Myanmar Designers Put Ethnic Twist on Local Fashion
2017-07-14

With Myanmar emerging as a manufacturing hub for mass-produced clothes, young designers are using home-grown fashion to preserve the country's sartorial ...

Myanmar Detains Four Police over Rohingya Beating Video
2017-01-02

Myanmar authorities rarely acknowledge abuses by it security forces against the persecuted Muslim minority group.

Myanmar Detains Reporter Ahead of Defamation Trial
2017-07-31

Prominent journalist Swe Win is accused of defaming a controversial Buddhist monk on social media.

Myanmar Detains Two Media Officials in Online Defamation Case
2016-11-11

Rights groups say the case raises concerns about media freedom under the government of democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi.

Myanmar Enterprise Tries to Make Trash Trendy
2018-06-15

The Myanmar-based, social enterprise "Chu Chu" recycles discarded clothes and trash into accessories.

Myanmar Factory Workers Protest for Paid Leave During Coronavirus Outbreak
2020-04-03

The workers say they’re worried about their health. Myanmar has reported 20 cases of the coronavirus, and one death.

Myanmar Farmers Blame Poor Harvest on Controversial Copper Mine
2019-01-15

Local farmers have protested repeatedly against the Letpadaung mine, operated by the China’s Wanbao company and a conglomerate owned by Myanmar’s army.

Myanmar Farmers Dump Crops After China Reduces Cross-Border Traffic
2020-05-18

Myanmar farmers along the border rely heavily on exports to China. But in an effort to contain the spread of COVID-19, China has reduced the number of trucks ...

Myanmar Farmers Going Against the Grain With Apps
2018-03-01

Myanmar farmers, many among the country's poorest, now have access to free smartphone apps providing them with up-to-date information on everything from ...

Myanmar Farmers Protest to Regain Confiscated Land
2019-10-24

Their land was taken for a Japan-backed special economic zone. Human rights groups say many farmers did not receive adequate compensation or means for a ...

Myanmar Farmers Reap Rewards from 3D Printing
2017-01-12

A not-for-profit business is using 3D printing to make farmers' lives easier.

Myanmar Finds Mass Graves in Rakhine State
2017-09-27

Northern Rakhine has been ravaged by violence since Rohingya insurgents staged deadly raids on police posts last month.

Myanmar Jails 15 Rohingya for Trying to Flee Country
2020-03-06

The 15 were given two-year sentences and sent directly to prison.

Myanmar Jails Former Child Soldier After RFA Interview
2017-08-21

Aung Ko Htway spent nearly a decade as a forced conscript in Myanmar’s army, and is now accused of defaming the military.

Myanmar Journalist Freed After Arrest for Interview with Banned Arakan Army
2020-04-09

Voice of Myanmar editor-in-chief Nay Myo Lin was arrested last month for violating Myanmar’s Counter-Terrorism Law. He faced life in prison if convicted.

Myanmar Land Activist Defiant After Jail Sentence
2014-10-15

Land grab victims in the once military dominated nation are increasingly emboldened to demand their land back.

Myanmar Miners Strike Gold, But Don’t Reap Fortune
2017-05-16

Myanmar miners are vulnerable to exploitation by money-hungry local officials and powerful military and business interests.

Myanmar Missile Kills Five in China
2015-03-16

This incident comes amid clashes between Myanmar’s military and rebel forces near the Chinese border.

Myanmar Nationalists March Against Pressure Over Rohingya Boat People
2015-05-27

Hostility toward Myanmar’s 1.3 million strong Rohingya minority has surged in recent years.

Myanmar Nationalists Stage Anti-Rohingya Protest
2016-05-13

The protesters are calling for an end to the use of the term ‘Rohingya’ to refer to a persecuted Muslim minority group.

Myanmar Police Arrest Three Journalists
2018-10-12

Political observers and media watchdogs have decried the arrests as the latest attack on press freedom in the Southeast Asian nation.

Myanmar Police Clash With Student Protesters
2015-03-10

The students were demanding changes to an education bill they say limits academic freedom.

Myanmar Police Fire Rubber Bullets at Ethnic Minority Protest
2019-02-12

About 5,000 Karenni protesters were calling for the removal of a statue of independence leader General Aung San.

Myanmar Police Violently Arrest Solo Protester
2018-09-28

Activist Tin Maung Kyi was calling on the United Nations and the International Criminal Court to ‘take action’ against Myanmar’s generals.

Myanmar Prospectors Keep Up Search for Jade Just Weeks After Deadly Landslide
2020-07-22

For many miners, it’s an economic necessity. On July 2, heavy rains triggered a mudslide in Myanmar’s mineral-rich Hpakant region that killed about 200 ...

Myanmar Protesters March After US Embassy Uses Term ‘Rohingya’
2016-04-28

The demonstrators said the group should be called ‘Bengali,’ and be considered illegal migrants from Bangladesh.

Myanmar Reporters to Face Trial for 'Breaking' Secrecy Law
2018-07-09

Two Reuters reporters accused of breaking Myanmar's draconian secrecy law during their reporting of the Rohingya crisis must face trial on a charge that ...

Myanmar Security Forces Fire on Fleeing Rohingyas
2017-08-28

Large numbers of civilians from the Rohingya Muslim minority and the Buddhist majority are fleeing armed conflict in northwest Myanmar’s Rakhine state.

Myanmar Signs Ceasefire Agreement With Eight Rebel Groups
2015-10-15

However, seven powerful ethnic groups refused to sign, due to distrust of Myanmar’s government and its powerful military.

Myanmar Spirit Festival Offers Rare Space for Gay Community
2015-08-28

Gay people in the former junta-run nation still routinely suffer discrimination.

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