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Military defections are dwindling but remain a valuable source of intel

Defectors and prisoners of war can be a valuable source of information to resistance forces, but intel can be difficult to verify, and they sometimes become a burden to their hosts.

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Military defections are dwindling but remain a valuable source of intel

Defectors and prisoners of war can be a valuable source of information to resistance forces, but intel can be difficult to verify, and they sometimes become a burden to their hosts.

BY Frontier

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Conflicts deepen between resistance groups in Sagaing

A spate of clashes between resistance forces has led to calls for a conflict resolution mechanism, with some demanding immediate justice while others say it should wait until after the revolution.

BY Frontier

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Prison protests: Activists fight on in belly of the beast

Political prisoners across Myanmar have continued to express dissent from inside, often with violent consequences, as tensions simmer with prison officials.

BY Frontier

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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

Sithu Aung Myint, Opinion

Time’s up for the copyright pirates

The routine infringement of copyright in Myanmar has devastated the literary world and the violations will continue until laws are properly enforced.

BY Sithu Aung Myint

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Former Myanmar Times CEO Ross Dunkley sentenced to 13 years on drug charges

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BY Ye Mon

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Nagaland: making peace in a divided homeland

Unique customs are resolving old disputes in the Naga Self-Administered Zone, where the brutal legacies of colonialism, world war and neglect under military rule have left residents eager for development but determined to preserve traditions.

BY Oliver Slow & Win Zar Ni Aung

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Myanmar 'categorically rejects' UN report on army business empire

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BY AFP

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Myanmar ‘categorically rejects’ UN report on army business empire

Myanmar hit back at a report by UN investigators calling for tougher sanctions against the country's powerful military to squeeze its business empire.

BY AFP

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Grassroots group fights Yangon motorbike ban

Arbitrary treatment from traffic police has inspired a campaign by a community group to have the motorbike ban in Yangon lifted, a move that has the support of some MPs.

BY Kyaw Ye Lynn

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Myanmar army's 'business empire' fuels atrocities: UN probe

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BY AFP

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Myanmar army’s ‘business empire’ fuels atrocities: UN probe

Tougher sanctions are needed against Myanmar's wealthy and powerful military as its web of economic interests has generated a fortune that helps fund atrocities, UN investigators said Monday.

BY AFP

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Time for a serious chat about Yangon's colonial heritage

Hungry for a Martyrs’ Chicken Meal? Or perhaps a colonial doughnut combo?

BY Frontier

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Myanmar’s coup: Two years on but a long fight ahead

Opinion

Myanmar’s mental health crisis needs an inclusive fix

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How the BURMA Act passed congress

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From the coup to something called an ‘election’

Doh Athan

Dawei farmers have nowhere to turn after land grabs

Doh Athan

Two years since the coup: The sergeant

Doh Athan

Forced out by fire

Doh Athan

Families fear for political prisoners being denied healthcare

Doh Athan

Dawei farmers have nowhere to turn after land grabs

Doh Athan

Two years since the coup: The sergeant

Doh Athan

Forced out by fire

Doh Athan

Families fear for political prisoners being denied healthcare

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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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