- In-Depth
Fishing boat captive barely survives daring escape
Kyaw Zin Myat’s story highlights rampant rights violations in fishing industry that lawmakers are just starting to respond to
- In-Depth
Leaders find new tool to silence critics after telecom law amendment
Changes to defamation law sentencing guidelines have MPs, politicians and military officials turning to a misplaced clause in privacy law, rights groups say
- In-Depth
‘We merged and we won’ – ethnic parties set aside differences to claw back seats from NLD
Feeling ignored by the governing NLD, ethnic parties are unifying before the upcoming election—but some alliances remain tenuous
- News
Lawmakers look to increase ‘meagre’ rental fee at Secretariat building
The Anawmar Art Group pays roughly $16k a month to lease the historic compound, but MPs say the local government is getting a bad deal
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Former Army Captain Who Turned On the Military Jailed For Calling Generals Thieves
Nay Myo Zin provoked military’s anger by saying lower ranking soldiers are suffering while generals steal from public
