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Tag: Karen

Posted inMyanmar

Myanmar rebels suspend pair over massacre claim

by AT Contributor July 10, 2021July 10, 2021

A prominent ethnic rebel group in Myanmar suspended one of its key leaders and a subordinate this week, a spokesman said Saturday, as it investigates an alleged massacre of civilians on its territory. Myanmar has been in turmoil since a February coup ousted Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected government, sparking huge protests among civilians and […]

Posted inOpinion

A global call to support refugees from Myanmar

by Myra Dahgaypaw June 21, 2021June 21, 2021
Posted inAT Finance

Death toll reaches 52 in Myanmar landslide

by Alan Bonini August 11, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, Myanmar, Thailand

Myanmar’s Karen displaced in a quagmire

by Thomas Wilkie-Black April 27, 2019February 18, 2020
Busy morning on the Salween on Thailand-Myanmar border as women sell their products from riverbank gardens. Photo: International Rivers
Posted inAT Finance, China, Middle East, Myanmar, Thailand, World

Women must be central to decisions on hydropower in Myanmar

by Pianporn Deetes March 8, 2018
A "long neck" Karen or Kayan woman is seen with a child in a village in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand in this pic from late 2016. She and dozens more fled civil strife in eastern Myanmar over the past 20-30 years. Famous for their traditional golden neck rings they pose for photos with tourists and sell souvenirs. Photo: iStock
Posted inAT Finance, Myanmar, New Zealand, Oceania, Thailand, World

Forget the boycott, come and visit us, ‘long-neck’ Kayan mother says

by Asia Times staff January 9, 2018February 18, 2020
A group of Riang (Yang-Wan-Hkun) in Myanmar in 1922. Photo: Wikimedia
Posted inAT Finance, Myanmar

Clarifying Myanmar’s complex ethnic makeup

by Sai Wansai December 7, 2017December 7, 2017

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