‘The safest way’: Generations of Kayan Lahwi find security as a tourist attraction
Kayan Lahwi women and men, who've fled battle in Kayah State to Thailand for over 30 years, reside stateless in...
‘They use it to find some relief’: drug use on the rise
An absence of policing, elevated narcotics manufacturing, widespread trauma amongst youths and Myanmar’s financial collapse have created an ideal storm...
Junta meddling removes shine from domestic gem trade
Whereas most jade harvested in Myanmar has all the time been illegally smuggled into China, business sources say heavy-handed junta...
‘I am scared’: Children in Tanintharyi traumatised by violence
The United Nations has warned that Myanmar’s kids may turn out to be a misplaced technology. Because the navy coup,...
Post-coup Myanmar flush with illegal gambling dens
Bribes, lawlessness and rising poverty have fuelled a surge in unlawful playing, driving some punters to destroy and despair and...
Collapse in minerals exports robs junta of key revenue
The closure of Myanmar’s greatest mines as a result of post-coup battle has contributed to an 80 % plummet in...
Junta trade policies spark a smuggling revival at Thai border
The navy regime’s makes an attempt to limit imports and ration international forex have boosted illicit border commerce at Myawaddy...
‘They are like prisoners’: Defectors’ tales of life inside the army
Military defectors say inner abuses throughout the armed forces may backfire on the regime. This story is by journalists from...
Yangon sex workers risk violence to feed their families
Within the financial downturn following the coup, a rising variety of ladies have turned to intercourse work, the place they...
ASEAN is frustrated by the junta, but how far is it willing to go?
The Southeast Asian bloc is contemplating stronger measures towards the Myanmar navy however a variety of things might protect the...