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Growing pains: Shan farmers seek alternatives to opium

Farmers in southern Shan State who once profited from opium cultivation are now facing falling prices, rising production costs and labour shortages, but switching to alternative crops poses major challenges.

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Starlink troopers: Myanmar’s internet dilemma

This edition of Political Insider looks at the use of Starlink by various factions in the country, amid fears that service shutdowns aimed at scam centres might also affect civilians and resistance groups.

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‘They shattered my dignity’: Rape victims feel abandoned by indifferent justice system

Victims of sexual violence committed by members of the resistance in central Myanmar are often neglected, with security constraints, inefficient justice mechanisms and victim-blaming preventing accountability.

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Weary of war? Post-coup woes weigh on Myanmar

This edition of Political Insider examines the growing conflict fatigue among ordinary people in Myanmar as they struggle to get by in increasingly difficult circumstances.

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No class: National Unity Government schools slow to reopen

In May the NUG ordered schools in areas under its control to close until security measures could be implemented to protect against junta airstrikes, but many villages lack the funds to make the changes, leaving children without access to education.

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Fear and voting in Myanmar: Junta election heralds more violence

Many resistance groups have vowed to disrupt the regime’s poll, widely considered to be a sham aimed at maintaining the military's grip on power, and civilians forced to serve as poll workers fear getting caught in the crossfire.

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Shattered sanctuaries: Quake-damaged mosques fight for survival

The March 28 earthquake in central Myanmar killed hundreds of Muslims and damaged many mosques, and survivors are forced to pray in makeshift shelters while waiting for permits to rebuild their houses of worship.

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After the flood: Heavy rain hits hard on Kachin’s border with China

Photojournalist Hkun Li documented the aftermath of deadly floods in Kachin State’s Waingmaw Township, an area already plagued by conflict and crippling blockades by the regime and China.

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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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