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CDM crunch: Striking doctors struggle to meet healthcare needs

The participation of tens of thousands of government medical personnel in the Civil Disobedience Movement has created gaps in healthcare that striking doctors and colleagues working at private hospitals are struggling to fill.

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Protesters wear flowers to mark Suu Kyi’s birthday

Anti-coup protesters donned flowers in their hair on Saturday to mark the birthday of the ousted civilian leader, who remains under house arrest and is due to face court again next week.

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Frontier Myanmar statement on Danny Fenster’s court appearance

Frontier Myanmar’s managing editor Danny Fenster today appeared in a special court in Yangon’s Insein Prison to face a charge under section 505-A of the Penal Code, which carries a potential three-year prison term.

BY Frontier

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Pandemic response leaves migrant workers in the cold

The military regime’s snap closure of the border with Thailand reflects its poor handling of the COVID-19 response, migrant rights groups say, but the Thai government and employers are also making life difficult for workers.

BY Frontier

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Vitriol in cyberspace for celebrities who stayed silent

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Waste collection project launched at Inle Lake

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BY Oliver Slow

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5 dead in Air Force plane crash: MOI

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BY Frontier & Frontier

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Sowing seeds, saving lives

Authorities in Ayeyarwady Region have been accused of obstructing efforts to reintroduce mangrove forests that could have saved thousands of lives during Cyclone Nargis.

BY Frontier & Frontier

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Arakan Army chief’s father-in-law appointed Rakhine parliament speaker

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BY Mratt Kyaw Thu & Sean Gleeson

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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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