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‘I thought it was over for us’: Civilians trapped in the crossfire in Bago

A regime attack on a resistance-held village tract in Myanmar’s Bago Region in March took the lives of dozens, while anti-junta fighters had to make tough decisions to protect civilians.

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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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Escape from Laukkai: A migrant’s story

A migrant worker from central Myanmar tells Frontier how he fled Laukkai as war closed in on the town bordering China, bringing with it death, destruction and allegations of forced recruitment.

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Taking towns: A turning point in Myanmar’s war?

The resistance has seized a series of towns in recent months, marking a clear escalation in the war to overthrow the military regime, but questions remain about the viability of the strategy.

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Poisoned earth: Unregulated mining ravages Myanmar’s deep south

Mines are being dug across Tanintharyi Region amid a collapse in environmental regulation and the chaos of armed conflict, with minerals exported to Thailand and China.

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Red dawn: Myanmar’s reborn communist army

Extinct for more than 30 years, the People’s Liberation Army has been resurrected – including in the country’s deep south, where the troops have focused more on building alliances and their military capabilities than spreading their ideology.

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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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