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The NUG’s Rohingya policy: ‘Campaign statement’ or genuine reform?

The National Unity Government’s plan to end discrimination against the Rohingya and replace the 1982 Citizenship Law could face opposition from among its own supporters – if the parallel government gets the chance to implement it.

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M1 Group offers ‘best solution’ for Telenor users, says CEO Brekke

Telenor’s cut-price sale of its highly successful Myanmar business due to the military coup will ensure its customers continue to have access to mobile services, but the company has refused to clarify what will happen to user data under new owners.

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Stay or go? Telenor’s Myanmar dilemma

Telenor built a highly successful business in Myanmar but now finds itself forced to shut down the internet and share user data with a regime intent on crushing all opposition.

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Junta steps up phone, internet surveillance – with help from MPT and Mytel

A police cybersecurity team is working with state- and military-owned mobile operators to monitor phone users in real time, and to identify and track regime opponents online.

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Vitriol in cyberspace for celebrities who stayed silent

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Ministry flags electricity price rises after negotiations finalised

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BY Nyan Hlaing Lynn

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အမျိုးသားရေးလှုပ်ရှားသူတွေလို့ သူတို့ကိုယ်သူတို့ ခံယူထားသူတွေကို ရန်ကုန်မြို့မှာ ဖြစ်ပေါ်ခဲ့တဲ့ သီးခြားဖြစ်စဉ်နှစ်ခုနဲ့ ဆက်စပ်ပြီးတော့ အစိုးရက ဖမ်းဆီးထိန်းသိမ်းလိုက်ပြီဖြစ်ပါတယ်။

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Police make arrests after nationalist confrontation in Yangon

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Bangladesh detains Rohingya attempting boat trip to Malaysia

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BY AFP

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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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