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‘She had lost all hope here’: Increasing numbers of Rohingya refugees risk dangerous sea crossings

Deteriorating conditions in Bangladesh’s refugee camps are pushing more Rohingya into the hands of human traffickers in the hope of finding a better life in Malaysia or Indonesia.

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Railroaded: China pushes regime to complete rail project

Long-delayed plans to build a railway from Muse to Kyaukphyu have picked up steam since the beginning of the year under pressure from China, but many observers question whether Myanmar will benefit from the project.

BY Frontier

Trouble in the ‘Kachin gateway’: The regime advances in Sagaing

This edition of Political Insider looks at the recent military offensives in upper Sagaing Region, where the regime is regaining control of crucial routes leading to Kachin State.

BY Frontier

‘I’m supposed to go home’: Draftees face fears over extended military service

As Myanmar’s early conscripts reach the end of their mandatory two-year service, soldiers report that they are being refused discharge papers, paychecks are dwindling and their families are being left with no support.

BY Frontier

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Inside the National Education Strategic Plan

Four years of work, more than 100 stakeholder meetings and millions of dollars of donor funding. But what does the National Education Strategic Plan actually say?

BY Thomas Kean

Disabled pour scorn on discriminatory policy

The Ministry of Education has generated controversy with an ad that discriminates against the disabled in apparent contravention of the 2008 Constitution and Myanmar’s obligations under a UN convention.

BY Thi Kha

A standing start for Yangon water sports

A group of aspiring stand-up paddlers has been testing its skills on Inya Lake in a program supported by a Thai company with a big name in board sports in order to promote the activities in Myanmar.

BY Su Myat Mon

Sai Harn Yawnghwe: ‘The basic issue is equality’

Frontier speaks with Harn Yawnghwe, executive director of the Euro-Burma Office, on what can be done to get the peace process back on track.

BY Paul Vrieze

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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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