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Plans to assist Myanmar's development may be doing more harm than good.
IRIN
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Rohingya fleeing ethnic violence in Myanmar forced to return home.
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Thousands of Rohingya may head to Malaysia after last month’s deadly sectarian violence in western Myanmar.
IRIN
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Opium farmers in Myanmar need alternative livelihood support.
IRIN
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In Myanmar: Coaxing farmers to grow tea, not opium.
IRIN
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Activists and rights groups express concern over rising levels of violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine State.
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Ethnic minorities in Myanmar call for caution as sanctions ease.
IRIN
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Here’s a eulogy for Miss Cawi Nei Mawi. A day off seems so little to ask, but we know it can make such a difference to maids cooped up for too long.
CHERRY HMUNG
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Myanmar government says open to more microcredit, but experts warn that sector lacks modern rules and regulations.
IRIN
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More than 44 million pills were seized in Thailand alone during first three quarters of 2010, smuggled from neighbouring Myanmar.
IRIN
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A writer transforms her quest for a story into a cause.
WONG MEI LING
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Twenty-eight-year-old Zaw Htat runs a school for 100 pupils in Mae Sot, Thailand. Meet the illegal Burmese migrant teacher.
TSENG HAN-SHENG
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With oppression and limited opportunities in Myanmar's northern Rakhine State, Rohingya youths travel south.
IRIN
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Thazin was sold into marriage in China but managed to escape. She’s not alone – 70% of Myanmar’s trafficking cases last year involved stories like hers.
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The government is even increasingly targeting unarmed civilians as part of its counter-insurgency tactic.
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