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Shwe Kokko is ‘not part of BRI’ says developer Yatai

In Frontier’s first interview with Myanmar Yatai International Holding Group, the company said it wanted to be a model for Chinese investors.

Shwe Kokko is ‘not part of BRI’ says developer Yatai

In Frontier’s first interview with Myanmar Yatai International Holding Group, the company said it wanted to be a model for Chinese investors.

Chinese companies dominate bidding for Myanmar’s billion-dollar solar tender

The Ministry of Electricity and Energy will announce in the coming weeks the winners of a tender for 30 solar projects that received more than 150 bids, many from Chinese companies.

Desperate and debt-ridden, Mon migrants risk journey back to Thailand

A lack of job opportunities in Mon State has turned some migrants to smugglers in order to cross back into Thailand illegally.

By Lawi Weng

Driver killed in attack on UN vehicle in Myanmar's Rakhine

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Myanmar ships 800 freed Rohingya prisoners back to Rakhine

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Driver killed in attack on UN vehicle in Myanmar’s Rakhine

A Myanmar government health worker was injured and his driver killed when their United Nations-marked vehicle was ambushed in Rakhine State.

Podcast: Low-income workers in Sagaing prepare for the coronavirus

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Brotherhood of the wheel

In fairgrounds across Myanmar, Ferris wheels are turned by the muscle power of teams of young, agile men who form tight bonds in lives lived on the road.

The dream of a Kayan homeland

The Kayan New Land Party has not traded fire with the Tatmadaw for 26 years, but the armed group says it’s still striving to uplift the Kayan people and secure their autonomy.

Community quarantine: On the rural frontline in the fight against COVID-19

Towns and villages across Myanmar have been guarding against COVID-19 by opening quarantine centres, but a government decision to exempt domestic travellers has potentially left them more vulnerable at a time of mass travel for Thingyan.

By Kyaw Ye Lynn

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Myanmar to release 25,000 prisoners amid virus fears

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60 Rohingya die, hundreds rescued from boat after weeks at sea

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Latest Issue

Volume 6, Issue 6

July 27, 2020

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Out of the wild: Myanmar’s controversial plan to harvest endangered species

Legalising commercial farming of rare species will undercut poachers, says Myanmar’s Forest Department, but conservationists expect the move to lead to increased demand.

Editorial, Opinion

The military’s business is all of our business

When the military enters the business arena, it needs to play by the same rules as everyone else.

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