A world apart: Myanmar-Chinese find a home in Taiwan A Myanmar-Chinese community has long thrived in Taiwan but shifts in the island’s national identity has made emigrating more difficult, even as people are more desperate than ever to leave Myanmar.
South for the winter: Myanmar’s cyber scam industry migrates A supposed crackdown on cyber scam operations in Myawaddy Township has only masked their relocation, with the Kayin BGF and DKBA helping Chinese criminal syndicates.
‘Two lions in a cave’: Revolutionary divisions in Chin State The Chin resistance has split into two rival coalitions, one of which has the backing of the powerful Arakan Army, while both are keen to engage Indian authorities across the border.
Menstruation matters: Poor economy puts products out of reach Runaway inflation has left many working class women in Myanmar unable to afford feminine hygiene products – putting their health at risk – while they must also contend with stigma and shame.
International aid should support revolutionary education, not junta schools While there are no easy choices, support for junta-run schools risks legitimising the regime, boosting the harmful effects of its education system and diverting support from better alternatives.
Don’t say cholera: Cover up in Yangon Myanmar’s largest city has been rocked by cholera in recent months – but the regime has largely covered up the outbreak by avoiding naming the disease and including confirmed cases in its tallies of acute watery diarrhoea.
Myanmar’s hair trade weathers the post-coup storm The human hair business has managed to survive, and even thrive, in southern Mandalay Region despite the economic chaos brought by the 2021 coup and ensuing conflict.
Myanmar junta chief, China FM discuss ‘stability’ as clashes rage Myanmar's embattled junta chief and China's foreign minister on Wednesday discussed security along their shared border, where ethnic minority armed groups have captured territory from the Myanmar military in recent weeks, junta media said.
In the thick of it: A photojournalist in Myanmar’s southern front Photojournalist Mar Naw reflects on his travels earlier this year through southern Myanmar, where he documented a largely overlooked theatre of war.
War crimes escalating in Myanmar: UN investigators Crimes against humanity and war crimes committed by the Myanmar military have "escalated at an alarming rate", United Nations investigators warned today, citing systematic torture, gang rape and abuses against children.
‘I can’t afford it’: Poverty drives Myanmar students out of school The junta trumpets free education but in reality hidden costs at schools, corruption among officials and discriminatory treatment are pushing many poor children to drop out.
Cat and mouse: Myanmar netizens find cracks in draconian VPN ban Technology from China has helped the Myanmar military upgrade its internet controls, but resourceful users continue to exploit holes in the cyber dragnet.