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Weaponising religion: Nationalist monks bolster regime oppression

A beauty queen’s Buddhist-themed costume at a pageant in Yangon sparked calls for her arrest, reviving old debates about the role of nationalist monks in policing religion and influencing politics in Myanmar.

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Recasting power?: Amending the 2008 Constitution

This edition of Political Insider looks at proposals by Min Aung Hlaing to amend the 2008 Constitution and how they might, or might not, reshape the structure of political power in the country.

BY Frontier

‘Simply trying to survive’: Fertiliser shortage makes life harder for Myanmar farmers

A combination of the war in Iran and import restrictions from China has led to a shortage of chemical fertilisers in Myanmar, driving up the costs of agricultural inputs while farmers struggle to make a profit.

BY Frontier

‘Serious deadlock’: ASEAN seeks progress with 5PC

This edition of Political Insider looks at ASEAN’s efforts to move forward with its Five-Point Consensus in the wake of Min Aung Hlaing’s appointment as regime president in April.

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Kachin youth activists launch potent anti-war movement

A recent upsurge in conflict in Kachin State has sparked anti-war protests in major cities, as youth activists band together with support from more experienced community and civil society leaders.

BY Steve Tickner, Win Zar Ni Aung & Oliver Slow

Myanmar’s next Central Bank governor: the contenders

With barely two months left until the end of Central Bank Governor U Kyaw Kyaw Maung’s term, Frontier examines the field of potential replacements.

BY Andrew Nachemson

Going underground: upgrading Yangon’s colonial-era sewers

The United Kingdom is lending a hand on a project that will assess the condition of the state-of-the-art sewerage system it built in Rangoon during the colonial era.

BY Kyaw Lin Htoon

Tracing the Japanese occupation in Thanbyuzayat

Most tourists come to Thanbyuzayat – the terminus of the Thai-Burma railway – for its war cemetery and museum, but traces of the Japanese occupation can also be discovered in the mountains surrounding the town.

BY Thomas Kean

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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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