There is growing evidence that the cash-strapped junta is refusing to pay the pensions and compensation that soldiers’ families are entitled to when their husbands or sons die on duty.
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The drug epidemic caused by conflict and lawlessness in Myanmar after the 2021 coup has crossed the border to Thailand, with more refugees uprooted from their homes and families falling into addiction than ever.
BY Frontier
Members of the former ruling party have followed different paths since the 2021 coup, with some lying low and others taking up arms, while the continued imprisonment and recent deaths of party leaders raise questions about its future.
BY Frontier
Myanmar is steeped in trauma from past and present conflict and dictatorial rule – but with the breakdown of already meagre public health infrastructure since the 2021 coup, communities themselves are acquiring the tools to tackle the mental toll.
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