The teak trees of the Bago Yoma mountain range have long been a target for illegal logging, but the practice has intensified amid the post-coup chaos, with the involvement of both junta and resistance forces.
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The teak trees of the Bago Yoma mountain range have long been a target for illegal logging, but the practice has intensified amid the post-coup chaos, with the involvement of both junta and resistance forces.
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The return of Rohingya militants to the state in recent years to fight the Arakan Army has led to a string of alleged abuses against civilians, and has imperilled relations with the Rakhine community.
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Responsible business advocate Vicky Bowman talks to Frontier about the motives and risks of a new law issued by the junta for private security services.
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Myanmar ethnic minority fighters said Wednesday they had seized a town along a key trade highway to China following days of clashes, in another blow to the military.
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The Myanmar junta’s “anti-disinformation team” claims to just counter fake news, but operates in cooperation with the military and police to crack down on dissidents and expose resistance groups.
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The depletion of mangrove forests in Tanintharyi Region has constrained the illicit crossborder trade, even as prices remain high, but small-scale producers in Myanmar’s deep south have few other ways to make a living.
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The regime has used blunt measures to try to control soaring gold prices, adding another layer to the precarious house of cards it’s built around Myanmar’s crumbling economy.
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Mong Yaw, an isolated area in Myanmar’s northern Shan State, has seen limited conflict since the coup, but blockades and a lack of supplies are taking a toll on one of the most impoverished parts of the state.
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The post-coup conflict in Myanmar’s Dry Zone has pitted villages against each other, while the junta’s boosting of allied militias has deepened the cycle of violence.
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When Myanmar's junta announced a conscription law to help crush a popular pro-democracy uprising, Ma Khaing knew there was only one way to escape its clutches, and began planning her escape.
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Prolonged electricity outages during this year’s hot season have taken a toll on businesses already struggling with rising costs and shortages of materials and labour, but the junta lacks a credible plan to fill the power gap.
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Historic alliances have prevented tensions between armed groups from boiling over in Myanmar’s northern Shan State, but overlapping territorial claims and ethnic sensitivities keep them at a constant simmer.
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