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The currency crisis, and why we should brace for stagflation

The most likely outcome of the economic turmoil triggered by the coup is a period of slow economic growth and joblessness, even as inflation rises and the value of the kyat continues to slide against the US dollar.

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The currency crisis, and why we should brace for stagflation

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Fresh clashes in northern Shan open old wounds and displace thousands

An escalation in fighting between the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army and the Tatmadaw near the town of Mong Ko on the China border has emptied villages, while inflaming longstanding tensions over who controls the area.

BY Jaw Tu Hkawng, Jauman Naw & Emily Fishbein

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Garment workers face a fresh threat: a boycott

As military repression ramps up, some trade unions and activists are calling on brands to boycott Myanmar’s garment sector – but not everyone believes the campaign will hit its intended target.

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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)

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‘Barrier to democracy’: Parliament approves first step towards constitutional change

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BY Kyaw Lin Htoon & Sann Oo

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Miss Ethnic Myanmar pageant belies minorities’ woes

A Miss Ethnic Myanmar beauty pageant brought an end to a festival celebrating the country's ethnic minorities, even as the military remains locked in conflict with many groups.

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Ko Ni murder trial reaches climax

A Yangon court will soon deliver judgment against four men on trial over the killing of NLD legal adviser U Ko Ni, while the alleged mastermind remains at large.

BY Ye Mon

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On anniversary of U Ko Ni’s murder, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi calls for ‘truth’

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BY Ye Mon

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ရုံးချိန်း ၁၀၀ ကျော်အပြီး အမိန့်ချဖို့ နီးကပ်လာပြီဖြစ်တဲ့ ဦးကိုနီအမှု

ရှေ့နေကြီးဦးကိုနီကို လုပ်ကြံသတ်ဖြတ်မှုနဲ့ စွဲချက်တင်ခံထားရသူတွေကို စစ်ဆေးနေတာ ရုံးချိန်း ၁၀၀ ကျော်ရှိလာပြီဖြစ်ပြီး မကြာခင်မှာပဲ တရားရုံးက အမိန့်ချမှတ်တော့မှာ ဖြစ်ပါတယ်။

BY Ye Mon

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Myanmar's zero-tolerance drug policy is doomed to fail

Myanmar is not waging a war on drugs.

BY Frontier

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Drug cases and the stench of dirty money

Drug cases present opportunities for some lawyers and police to pocket handsome sums while perverting the course of justice.

BY Su Myat Mon & Ye Mon

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Myanmar’s zero-tolerance drug policy is doomed to fail

Myanmar is not waging a war on drugs. It is waging a war on the people who consume illicit drugs, and those who sell them in relatively small quantities.

BY Frontier

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A Russian Christmas in Myanmar

An intrepid American migrant attends a Christmas party at the Russian embassy. In place of sinister stereotypes, he finds J-Donuts and a blue Santa.

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The currency crisis, and why we should brace for stagflation

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The economics behind Min Aung Hlaing’s grand delusions

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Finding fault lines within the Tatmadaw

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Myanmar: Failed State or failed nation?

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Podcast: Military accused of using human shields in conflict areas

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Video: Myanmar’s disabled fight COVID-19

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Video: Medical volunteers on the frontlines

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Podcast: Military accused of multiple massacres in Sagaing

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Podcast: Military accused of using human shields in conflict areas

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Video: Myanmar’s disabled fight COVID-19

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Video: Medical volunteers on the frontlines

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Podcast: Military accused of multiple massacres in Sagaing

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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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