The eagerly-awaited release of the National League for Democracy’s candidates’ list contained few surprises, but as in 2015 there’s been controversy over who was nominated or rejected.
The eagerly-awaited release of the National League for Democracy’s candidates’ list contained few surprises, but as in 2015 there’s been controversy over who was nominated or rejected.
Lifelong revolutionary Padoh Mahn Nyein Maung speaks to Frontier’s Naw Betty Han about his decision to resign as a senior Karen National Union leader in order to make a run for parliament.
A television drama that extols the role of the Tatmadaw in Myanmar’s modern history is a failure of art and propaganda but provides insights into the psychology of the armed forces.
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Frontier's Thomas Kean interviews Mr Yacine Chouabia, business development director for Asia, Électricité de France about the Shweli-3 hydropower project in northern Shan State.
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The sentencing of journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo to seven years each in prison has sparked global outrage. Here’s how it unfolded in the courthouse.
Riverbank erosion is making life more precarious for many farming communities, especially in Ayeyarwady Region, where some villages are moving on a near-annual basis.
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Close to 200,000 acres of flood-damaged paddy fields in Bago Region need replanting, but the government has been slow to provide farmers with the necessary seed.
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