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‘Psychological violence’: Nationalist Dhamma schools make a comeback under junta

Buddhist education centres for children and young adults are multiplying across Myanmar, but while they claim to be politically neutral, critics say they teach toxic nationalism and military propaganda.

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‘Psychological violence’: Nationalist Dhamma schools make a comeback under junta

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Sexual violence in the fog of war

As regions like Sagaing plunge deeper into the chaos of Myanmar’s post-coup conflict, cases of sexual violence by both sides are on the rise and victims have few avenues to seek redress.

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Continued instability brings mixed fortunes for rice growers

Widespread conflict has had a devastating impact on paddy farmers in war zones, but the slump in production is driving up prices for farmers in more stable areas, despite new onerous export restrictions.

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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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For Myanmar Muslims, religious freedom founders in red tape

A committee trying to resurrect shuttered and burned-down mosques has been frustrated by government bureaucracy, leaving many Muslim communities without local places of worship.

BY Eaint Thet Su

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From Cyclone Nargis to COVID-19, Myanmar has come a long way

The government’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic has its flaws, but is heartening for those who remember the military junta’s callous response to Cyclone Nargis in 2008.

BY Sithu Aung Myint

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In photos: Finding inspiration on Yangon’s empty streets

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BY Hkun Lat

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With lax enforcement of COVID-19 rules, the beer keeps flowing in some Yangon bars

Despite a recent order to offer take-away service only, some businesses continue to do table service because officials are reluctant to enforce the rules.

BY Eaint Thet Su

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Workers, mothers and elderly to benefit from $25m in COVID-19 foreign aid

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BY Kyaw Lin Htoon

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How the Kayin BGF’s business interests put Myanmar at risk of COVID-19

As the coronavirus spread around the world from China in February, the Kayin State Border Guard Force smuggled into Myanmar thousands of Chinese workers who had been stranded in Thailand following their New Year holidays.

BY Naw Betty Han

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Southeast Asia’s COVID-19 transmission dynamic shows one strategy doesn’t fit all

The transmission of COVID-19 has been much lower in tropical countries than in China’s Wuhan, Europe and the United States, and strict adherence to prevention measures – rather than a full lockdown – might be sufficient to limit its spread in South and Southeast Asia.

BY Dr Frank Smithuis

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Rohingya camps in Bangladesh put under ‘complete lockdown’

Bangladesh has imposed a "complete lockdown" in Cox's Bazar district, home to over a million Rohingya refugees, to halt the spread of coronavirus, officials said Thursday.

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Yangon COVID-19 prevention frustrated by administrative discord

A lack of cooperation among key township officials is hampering the effort to combat COVID-19 and raises questions about how a city-wide lockdown will be enforced during Thingyan.

BY Hein Thar

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How internal conflict in Shan State has kept it aloof from the Spring Revolution

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The hidden plight of Myanmar’s double minorities

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The UN can no longer play dumb to its manipulation by the Myanmar military

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The empire struck back: Oliver Slow’s ‘Return of the Junta’ reviewed

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The fading hopes of Myanmar’s university students

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Pregnant and displaced: the plight of a migrant worker in Thailand

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The house bringing joy to Myanmar migrants in Thailand

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Junta troops desecrate religious buildings in Magway by using them as barracks

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The fading hopes of Myanmar’s university students

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Pregnant and displaced: the plight of a migrant worker in Thailand

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The house bringing joy to Myanmar migrants in Thailand

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Junta troops desecrate religious buildings in Magway by using them as barracks

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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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