A Myanmar policeman carries handcuffs in this picture taken in 2019. (Frontier)

‘Better than those barbarians’: Resistance police force takes shape

Through a budding police and court system, the resistance is confronting a crime wave in Myanmar’s Dry Zone, but limited resources have left them struggling to please all residents.

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