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Q&A: ‘This is the first time we’ve found a link’

Rob Hunter-Perkins, of Conflict Armament Research, talks to Frontier about the discovery of a motor sourced from a Myanmar company in an Iranian drone recovered near the Iraq-Syria border in 2023.

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Q&A: ‘You don’t know what’s going to come next’

Thai academic Dr Lalita Hanwong, who specialises in Myanmar affairs, talks to Frontier about how the new governments in Thailand and Myanmar might approach their diplomatic relations.

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Q&A: ‘Policies will have to change’

Economic analyst U Thet Zaw talks to Frontier about trade restrictions imposed last month by the military regime, and how they are leading to shortages and steep increases in the price of consumer goods.

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Q&A: ‘Civilians should never be targeted’

Mon Unity Party spokesperson Nai Than Shwe talks to Frontier about strategic and security challenges the party is facing in preparing for the upcoming election organised by the regime.

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U Sai Thiha Kyaw: ‘There are some MPs who don’t work hard, they just sleep’

U Sai Thiha Kyaw holds the Pyithu Hluttaw seat of Mongyai Township in northern Shan State for the Shan Nationalities League for Democracy. He spoke to Frontier about his hopes of contributing to self-determination in Shan State.

BY Oliver Slow

Ko Ko Gyi: 'The best way forward is a national government’

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Ko Ko Gyi: ‘The best way forward is a national government’

The influential 88 Generation member on Suu Kyi, the election, and the thorny issue of Rakhine State.

BY Hans Hulst

Parami Energy CEO: ‘Myanmar can be the generator of Asia’

In July 2014, the Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business named Yangon-based Parami Energy as the most responsible and transparent company in the country’s energy sector. Two weeks ago, the World Economic Forum added another accolade: Parami was invited to join its exclusive Community of Global Growth Companies. Eligible companies have a turnover of at least US$100 million and are committed to having a positive effect on the economies and societies in which they operate. Frontier spoke with Parami CEO Ken Tun about his vision for natural resources development in Myanmar and the country’s future as a supplier of energy to Southeast Asia.

BY Hans Hulst

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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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