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Military jet crashes in Myanmar, homes set ablaze | Newsfeed
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Military jet crashes in Myanmar, homes set ablaze | Newsfeed

NewsFeed A Myanmar military jet crashed on Tuesday in Sagaing Region, an area that has seen intense fighting during Myanmar’s civil war. The...

Girl, 6, among group arrested for assassination of Myanmar general | Conflict News
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Girl, 6, among group arrested for assassination of Myanmar general | Conflict News

Lin Latt Shwe, 6, was detained along with her mother and other suspects in the killing of a retired general in Yangon. Security...

‘We do this to survive’: Harvesting opium poppies in Myanmar’s Shan State | Drugs News
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‘We do this to survive’: Harvesting opium poppies in Myanmar’s Shan State | Drugs News

Southern Shan State, Myanmar – Tian Win Nang squats on the hard-packed earth, balancing a kilogramme (2.2 pounds) of chocolate-coloured raw opium in...

Myanmar’s chinlone ball sport threatened by conflict and rattan shortages | In Pictures
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Myanmar’s chinlone ball sport threatened by conflict and rattan shortages | In Pictures

Mastering control of the ever rising and falling rattan chinlone ball instils patience, a veteran of Myanmar’s traditional sport says. “Once you get...

‘Everyone feels unsafe’: Border panic as Indian forces kill Myanmar rebels | Politics News
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‘Everyone feels unsafe’: Border panic as Indian forces kill Myanmar rebels | Politics News

Flies hovered over the blackened and swollen bodies of men and boys, lying side-by-side on a piece of tarpaulin, in blood-soaked combat fatigues,...

‘Each person had 10 phones’: Trapped in a cyber-scam centre in Laos | Cybercrime
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‘Each person had 10 phones’: Trapped in a cyber-scam centre in Laos | Cybercrime

Bokeo province, Laos – Khobby was living in Dubai last year when he received an intriguing message about a well-paying job working online...

Displaced civilians turn reluctant opium farmers in Myanmar
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Displaced civilians turn reluctant opium farmers in Myanmar

Opium production is booming in Myanmar as displaced civilians reluctantly become poppy farmers.

Methamphetamine trafficking surges from ‘Golden Triangle’ region | Drugs News
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Methamphetamine trafficking surges from ‘Golden Triangle’ region | Drugs News

UN Office on Drugs and Crime says ‘explosive growth’ in synthetic drug trade led to record seizures of methamphetamine in East and Southeast...

The Road to Mandalay | The Full Report | Earthquakes
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The Road to Mandalay | The Full Report | Earthquakes

A magnitude 7.7 earthquake hit Myanmar in March. Al Jazeera documented the crisis as thousands lost shelter, food and water. A magnitude 7.7...