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Do Myanmar’s Generals-Turned-Politicians Have a Plan B for the Presidency?
Before he voluntarily retired in 2011, Senior General Than Shwe, the chief of Myanmar’s then-ruling junta, laid out a master plan for the country’s immediate political future.
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IDP Needs Grow as Clashes Continue in Northern Shan State
Fighting is ongoing in Kutkai and Kyaukme townships in northern Shan State, with locals seeking refuge in makeshift internally displaced people’s (IDP) camps and in increasing need of emergency aid.
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Torn apart: the toll of forced recruitment
Forced recruitment in conflict areas is tearing families apart, although ethnic armed groups insist that all their recruits are volunteers.
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Forty-four candidates from Myanmar selected for master’s courses in Japan
Forty-four candidates from Myanmar have been awarded scholarships for master’s courses by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), an official from the agency announced on Wednesday.
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More poultry breeders adopt modern methods
Some poultry breeders have changed their methods, and are using modern cold storage and factories due to increased foreign investment and global warming, U Kyaw Htin, chair of the Myanmar Livestock Federation, said on Wednesday.
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Banks, military are main buyers of government debt
The biggest backers of government-issued debt as seen from the auctions of bonds and bills are a small number of local privately owned banks and the military-backed Myanma Economic Holding Co Ltd (MEHCL).
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Border trade disruption could last a while
Trade disruption from recent attacks by armed groups along the Myanmar-China border may last longer than the attack on the 105th-mile camp that occurred in late 2016.
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Rebels Detain 8 Alleged Myanmar Military Troops in Shan State
Rebels fighting in northern Shan State say they detained eight soldiers from the Myanmar military, or Tatmadaw, in Kutkai Township, in northern Shan State, on Thursday.
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Myanmar Military Helicopters Attack Rebels in Northern Rakhine: AA, Locals
The Myanmar military conducted air strikes using two attack helicopters, as well as artillery shelling, against Arakan Army (AA) rebels in northern Rakhine State’s rural Minbya and Mrauk-U townships on Thursday and Friday.
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Burma Govt Calls Northern Alliance Strikes ‘Terrorist Actions’
A spokesperson for the Burmese government described recent counter-attacks carried out by members of the Northern Alliance of ethnic armed groups as “terrorist actions” in a press conference in Thailand this week.
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