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The currency crisis, and why we should brace for stagflation

The most likely outcome of the economic turmoil triggered by the coup is a period of slow economic growth and joblessness, even as inflation rises and the value of the kyat continues to slide against the US dollar.

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The currency crisis, and why we should brace for stagflation

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Fresh clashes in northern Shan open old wounds and displace thousands

An escalation in fighting between the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army and the Tatmadaw near the town of Mong Ko on the China border has emptied villages, while inflaming longstanding tensions over who controls the area.

BY Jaw Tu Hkawng, Jauman Naw & Emily Fishbein

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Garment workers face a fresh threat: a boycott

As military repression ramps up, some trade unions and activists are calling on brands to boycott Myanmar’s garment sector – but not everyone believes the campaign will hit its intended target.

BY Frontier

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Vitriol in cyberspace for celebrities who stayed silent

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Ko Kaung Htet, right, on a reporting trip with the Restoration Council of Shan State in 2016. (Sai Zaw Theik)

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Rape, denial and Tatmadaw ‘chivalry’

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BY Geoffrey Goddard

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ကွဲပြားသည့်ရှုမြင်ပုံများကြားက ကမ္ဘာ့တရားရုံးရောက် မြန်မာ့အရေး

နိုဘယ်ငြိမ်းချမ်းရေးဆုရှင် ဒေါ်အောင်ဆန်းစုကြည်သည် နယ်သာလန်နိုင်ငံ၊ သည်ဟိတ်ဂ်မြို့၌ အပြည်ပြည်ဆိုင်ရာတရားရုံးကြားနာပွဲများကို မြန်မာနိုင်ငံကိုယ်စား ဦးဆောင်နေသည်။ ယင်းသည် မြန်မာနိုင်ငံ၏ ဂုဏ်သိက္ခာကို အဖတ်ဆယ်ခြင်းဖြစ်နိုင်သကဲ့သို့ ၎င်း၏ပုံရိပ်ကိုလည်း ပြန်လည်မွမ်းမံခြင်းဖြစ်နိုင်သည်ဖြစ်ရာ နိုင်ငံတကာသုံးသပ်သူများနှင့် ပြည်တွင်းရှိ လူထုအကြားတွင် အမြင်အမျိုးမျိုး ဖြစ်ပေါ်လျက်ရှိသည်။

BY Lun Min Mang & Andrew Nachemson

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Aung San Suu Kyi told to ‘stop the genocide’ in UN court showdown

State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi faced calls for Myanmar to "stop the genocide" of Rohingya Muslims as she personally led her country's defence at the UN's top court on Tuesday.

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The exile who warned of ‘genocide’

A Myanmar academic living overseas can claim a prominent role in getting Myanmar to answer genocide charges at an international court.

BY Sithu Aung Myint

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Daw Aung San Suu Kyi at the ICJ: national honour or international disgrace?

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BY Andrew Nachemson & Lun Min Mang

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Children find sanctuary from conflict in the Sangha

Parents in conflict-torn regions are sending their children to monastic schools in Yangon, where they can be educated in safety but also often lose connection to their homelands.

BY Hein Thar

Features, Culture

Impatient for peace: toll of conflict laid bare in new documentaries

The toll of conflict on individuals and whole communities is revealed in documentaries submitted to a recent film competition.

BY Myint Myat Thu

Editorial, Opinion

It’s not me, it’s you

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is an eager traveller, and she seems to appreciate a warm welcome. In her role as foreign minister, she regularly flies to Asian capitals, and to places further afield, to ink deals and forge alliances with friendly foreign powers.

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Bangladesh orders Rohingya rights group office locked

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The currency crisis, and why we should brace for stagflation

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The economics behind Min Aung Hlaing’s grand delusions

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Finding fault lines within the Tatmadaw

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Myanmar: Failed State or failed nation?

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Podcast: Military accused of using human shields in conflict areas

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Video: Myanmar’s disabled fight COVID-19

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Video: Medical volunteers on the frontlines

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Podcast: Military accused of multiple massacres in Sagaing

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Podcast: Military accused of using human shields in conflict areas

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Video: Myanmar’s disabled fight COVID-19

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Video: Medical volunteers on the frontlines

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Podcast: Military accused of multiple massacres in Sagaing

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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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