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The U.N. and Myanmar flags flying side by side outside the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Building in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, November 13, 2014. Credit: UN Photo/Rick Bajornas Subscribe for ads-free reading Almost ...
News Myanmar » Social: Hate speech in Myanmar continues to thrive on Facebook
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Years after coming under scrutiny for contributing to ethnic and religious violence in Myanmar, Facebook still has problems detecting and moderating hate speech and misinformation ...
News Myanmar » Social: Myanmar’s Child Labour Trap: Rural Poverty and Education Gaps Threaten a Generation’s Future
Myanmar’s child labour crisis is being intensified by rural poverty, debt, conflict, disrupted education and unsafe employment, leaving adolescents particularly vulnerable to hazardous work. The ILO ...
News Myanmar » Social: Myanmar’s Digital Dictatorship: An Extreme Example of the Use and Abuse of Social Media
The situation in Myanmar continues to deteriorate, with news received on July 25 that four activists have been executed. The executions are the first carried out in Myanmar for several decades. The ...
News Myanmar » Social: Report: 1,500 arrested in Myanmar since 2022 in social media crackdown
Myanmar junta authorities have arrested and jailed nearly 1,500 people they say posted anti-junta messages on Facebook, TikTok and Telegram over the last two years, research group Data for Myanmar has ...
News Myanmar » Social: Chinese enterprises eye growing role in Myanmar's economic, social development
Chinese enterprises have expanded their footprint across Myanmar's economic and social sectors in recent years, boosting local business communities' confidence in China-Myanmar corporate cooperation ...
News Myanmar » Social: Myanmar junta using social media to track its opponents
Myanmar’s military regime has turned to digital messaging accounts operated by nationalist supporters to target and track down opponents, more than a year after it seized control of the elected ...
News Myanmar » Social: ‘Liking’ Opposition Content on Social Media Could Land You in Jail, Says Myanmar’s Junta
Myanmar’s ruling military junta has been curtailing civil liberties more than a year after it seized power in a dramatic coup and imprisoned over a hundred officials, including the country’s former ...
News Myanmar » Social: ILO Myanmar calls for concerted actions to promote social justice in the fight against child labour
YANGON, Myanmar (ILO News) - To mark World Day Against Child Labour on 12 June, ILO Myanmar calls for concerted actions among all key stakeholders to address the root causes of child labour and ensure ...
News Myanmar » Social: Myanmar Editor Arrested Over Social Media Images
A journalist is among four people detained by Myanmar's military this month over social media content related to an airstrike. Kyaw Min Swe was arrested at his home in Yangon, Myanmar's largest city, ...
News Myanmar » Social: Hate speech in Myanmar continues to thrive on Facebook
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Years after coming under scrutiny for contributing to ethnic and religious violence in Myanmar, Facebook still has problems detecting and moderating hate speech and ...