Many Shan communities living in Sagaing Region feel like second-class citizens. They claim that the regional government does not support their festivals, language, education and opportunities for their young people.
This week, in partnership with Monywa Gazette, Doh Athan speaks with Shan people living in Sagaing Region who fear that their way of life is vanishing.
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The early delivery of vaccines is one of the many boons of the country’s geopolitics, but to really take advantage, Myanmar must bury the legacy of its isolationist past.
The Kayin State Border Guard Force has come under intense pressure from the Tatmadaw over its extensive, controversial business interests and there’s concern the ultimatum could trigger fresh hostilities in one of the country’s most war-torn areas.
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