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The ‘Tumi Revolution’: Protesters fight back in Sagaing Region

Sagaing Region residents equipped with single-shot traditional rifles known as “tumi guns” – and in some cases more modern weaponry – are resisting security forces’ attempts to crush anti-coup protests.

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The ‘Tumi Revolution’: Protesters fight back in Sagaing Region

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‘We will never kneel down’: Protesters change tactics in face of rising death toll

As the military brazenly guns down its own citizens in ever-larger numbers, activists are finding new ways to resist.

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‘Any news from the internet?’: Fear and rumour in villages forced offline

With most internet access cut, one Frontier reporter struggles to keep their Ayeyarwady Region village informed while dictating stories to editors in Yangon by phone.

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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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Crowdfunding brings life-saving water to Myanmar’s deer

A Facebook campaign has raised money to supply the golden deer in Shwe Settaw nature reserve with enough water to survive the hot season.

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After the Sri Lanka bombings: why Myanmar won't be next

Despite government concern and suspicion in the wake of deadly terror attacks in Sri Lanka, Myanmar is not a likely target for Islamic extremism.

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Security forces shoot four inmates dead in Shwebo Prison riot

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After the Sri Lanka bombings: why Myanmar won’t be next

Despite government concern and suspicion in the wake of deadly terror attacks in Sri Lanka, Myanmar is not a likely target for Islamic extremism.

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Belt and Road forum marks subtle shift in China-Myanmar ties

China acknowledged criticism of its Belt and Road Initiative at last month’s forum in Beijing, at which the Myitsone dam was off the agenda (at least publicly) at talks with Myanmar.

BY Thomas Kean

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At least 17 hospitalised as plane crashes at Yangon airport

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BY Mratt Kyaw Thu

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‘Genocide’, ‘human rights’ and what’s lost in translation

The fight to protect human rights and counter genocide is hampered by the way these terms are understood in Myanmar, and mistranslation is partly to blame.

BY Than Toe Aung

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Myanmar village in army lockdown 'running out of food'

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Myanmar press freedom ‘suffocating’ despite Reuters reporters’ release

Media freedom advocates praised the surprise release of Reuters reporters in Myanmar but stressed the pair should never have been jailed in the first place.

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Podcast: Children caught in conflict (English)

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Video: Activists speak out

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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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