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South for the winter: Myanmar’s cyber scam industry migrates

A supposed crackdown on cyber scam operations in Myawaddy Township has only masked their relocation, with the Kayin BGF and DKBA helping Chinese criminal syndicates.

BY Frontier

‘No future here’: Youth exodus leads to labour shortage

The Myanmar military’s conscription law has sparked a mass exodus of young people, further buffeting an already struggling economy and incentivising child labour to fill the gaps.

BY Frontier

India shipped over $1 million of navy-grade fuel to Myanmar since coup

An Indian state-owned company has sent Myanmar large amounts of fuel suitable for warships since the military seized power in 2021, but the actual recipient is shrouded in secrecy.

BY Frontier

Border blues: Myanmar migrants face barriers to work in China

Myanmar nationals are flocking to the Chinese border – risking scams, exploitation and arrest in search of jobs – but limited border crossings and fierce competition mean many leave empty-handed and deeper in poverty.

BY Frontier

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Nobody wants to stay at home’: Yangon poised to ease COVID-19 eatery restrictions

Authorities are preparing to ease restrictions on teashops, food stalls and restaurants that were quietly being flaunted across the city.

BY Ye Mon

In Magway Region, virus response inflicts misery on the grassroots

In one of Myanmar’s poorest regions, jobs are drying up, trade is declining and farmers can’t afford to plant their monsoon crop due to measures aimed at curbing COVID-19.

BY Ei Lay & Frontier

Limited relief for microfinance borrowers as the clock ticks on debt payments

Myanmar’s five million microfinance borrowers will resume repayments on May 15, but many are now jobless or on reduced incomes because of COVID-19 and the health of the US$1.3 billion sector is unclear.

BY Hein Thar

Slow grid rollout shows why Myanmar should join the personal energy revolution

Myanmar should rethink its electrification plan to acknowledge the worldwide growth of personal energy, which could make traditional grid connections redundant in some areas.

BY David Fullbrook

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Volume 6, Issue 18

January 27, 2021

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Myanmar enters 2021 with more friends than foes

The early delivery of vaccines is one of the many boons of the country’s geopolitics, but to really take advantage, Myanmar must bury the legacy of its isolationist past.

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Will the Kayin BGF go quietly?

The Kayin State Border Guard Force has come under intense pressure from the Tatmadaw over its extensive, controversial business interests and there’s concern the ultimatum could trigger fresh hostilities in one of the country’s most war-torn areas.

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