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Bearing witness: The volunteers bringing news from the front line

In Sagaing Region, local people linked to resistance groups risk death to document the conflict, providing media outlets with a vital – if inevitably partisan – source of information from the ground.

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Bearing witness: The volunteers bringing news from the front line

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ASEAN is frustrated by the junta, but how far is it willing to go?

The Southeast Asian bloc is considering stronger measures against the Myanmar military but a range of factors may preserve the unproductive status quo.

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The gentle giants in service of the revolution

In the aftermath of the coup, many elephants were abandoned when their civil servant handlers went on strike. But in one of Myanmar's largest national parks, the revolution is also a reunion.

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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)

Missing in action: Stories of conflict

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Myanmar's new insurers face a tough sell

The insurance sector is about to undergo rapid growth thanks to a recent liberalisation, but competition will be fierce and attracting customers to new, unfamiliar products could prove hard.

BY Kyaw Lin Htoon

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Myanmar’s new insurers face a tough sell

The insurance sector is about to undergo rapid growth thanks to a recent liberalisation, but competition will be fierce and attracting customers to new, unfamiliar products could prove hard.

BY Kyaw Lin Htoon

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Is the Tatmadaw supporting an anti-government organisation?

At a recent congress of the Buddha Dhamma Parahita Foundation, the Buddhist nationalist group that succeeded Ma Ba Tha, a lavish donation from the military was accompanied by a statement calling on the people to unseat the elected government.

BY Sithu Aung Myint

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Episode 84: Destructive ships in Kyaikmayaw

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BY Win Zar Ni Aung

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Dozens of people found stranded in Myanmar's Rakhine: official

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Dozens of people found stranded in Myanmar’s Rakhine: official

More than 60 people were found stranded near a boat in Rakhine State, as a trafficking route for persecuted Rohingya Muslims appears open for business.

BY AFP

Culture

Myanmar's surfers ride high

From modest beginnings, the Surf Association of Myanmar is hoping members will enjoy success at the upcoming Southeast Asian Games, following the first national championships at Ngwe Saung last month.

BY Nyein Su Wai Kyaw Soe

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Myanmar’s surfers ride high

BY Nyein Su Wai Kyaw Soe

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Bagan added to UNESCO World Heritage List

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BY Ye Mon

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Editorial, Opinion

The junta’s sexual assault victims will not be silent

Editorial, Opinion

An illegitimate junta can’t fix Myanmar’s broken economy

Opinion

‘Important time’: Frontier appoints new editor-in-chief

Opinion

Frontier calls for release of detained columnist

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Sagaing and Magway workers targeted

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‘I told him to be careful’: Death, displacement and despair in Kayin conflict

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Despite dangers, urban revolutionaries continue anti-coup protests

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Fear and terror in Magway

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Sagaing and Magway workers targeted

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‘I told him to be careful’: Death, displacement and despair in Kayin conflict

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Despite dangers, urban revolutionaries continue anti-coup protests

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Fear and terror in Magway

Latest Issue

Volume 6, Issue 18

January 27, 2021

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Editorial, Opinion

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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