Society
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‘Our revolution’: Myanmar LGBTQ couple tie knot at Thai Pride
For some, Thailand offers not only a refuge from Myanmar’s conflict, but also from its discriminatory laws and social attitudes
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Money without value
The rapid deterioration of the Myanmar kyat and the corresponding rise in commodity prices leaves Yangon residents struggling to eat and pay rent
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Myanmar civilians terrorised by junta’s nightly home visits seeking out ‘unregistered guests’
Military personnel pocket major bribes while carrying out threatening searches for unregistered overnight visitors in homes throughout the country
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Civilians struggle as war rages across Rakhine State
The conflict in Myanmar’s westernmost state is taking a heavy toll on people living there, both inside the battle zone and beyond
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As conflict consumes much of Myanmar, its cities also struggle on three years after the coup
They may be far from the fighting, but Yangon, Mandalay, and Naypyitaw have not been untouched by the war for control of the country’s future
