In-Depth
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No home to return to: Rakhine IDPs face mounting hardships
Displaced civilians have mostly had to fend for themselves as fighting for control of Rakhine State rages on
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A trip down the old Yangon-Mandalay highway, now militarised beyond recognition
Once-peaceful highways connecting towns have turned into pathways dominated by fear, extortion, and armed conflict
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Travelling clinics serve as rare source of aid in war-torn Rakhine State
In a state where clashes, blockades, and mass displacement have put essential health services and medicines out of reach for thousands, mobile health facilities are providing a modicum of relief
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In Myanmar, a poisoned pill fuels a ruthless conflict
While the country’s resistance forces struggle to contain the spread of methamphetamines, there is evidence that the regime is actively using it as a weapon of war
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Can Myanmar’s economy rebound after the Sagaing earthquake?
Even for a legitimate, internationally recognised government the prospects for recovery would be bleak after the quake, which dealt a heavy blow to an economy already made fragile by years of frequent power outages, plummeting productivity, and monetary mismanagement