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Hard grind: Migrants in Thailand face steep costs to stay legal

An amnesty scheme for undocumented migrants in Thailand offers hope for many Myanmar workers operating in the shadows, but the costs are high, and migrants then face burdensome tax demands from the Myanmar junta.

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Hard grind: Migrants in Thailand face steep costs to stay legal

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‘It was all lies’: Myanmar’s military widows denied pensions and payouts

There is growing evidence that the cash-strapped junta is refusing to pay the pensions and compensation that soldiers’ families are entitled to when their husbands or sons die on duty.

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Bangladesh, the Rohingya and the new reality in Rakhine

Bangladesh’s interim government has lobbied successfully for an international conference on the Rohingya. But for repatriation to have any chance of moving forward, organisers need to consider the rise of the Arakan Army.

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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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Hope flies high in the Chin Hills

A privately funded airstrip being built in a remote area of Chin State is the latest expression of one man’s ambition for better healthcare for his people.

BY Kyaw Lin Htoon

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From north to south, ethnic armies confront an unseen enemy

Ethnic armed groups are defending their lands and people from COVID-19 with varying levels of capability, while the Tatmadaw refuses to heed calls for a national ceasefire.

BY Kyaw Lin Htoon

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As virus bites, ASEAN leaders make vow on food and medicine supply

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Covering Rakhine: journalism, conflict and identity

A Myanmar journalist and fixer describes the dilemmas of objectivity, identity and trust posed by reporting in a state riven with communal animosity.

BY Eaint Thiri Thu

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In Rohingya refugee camps, the internet blackout could kill

With COVID-19 detected close to the camps, the internet blackout that Bangladesh has imposed on a million Rohingya refugees could soon prove deadly.

BY Sawyeddollah

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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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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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