Following the devastation of Cyclone Mocha, the Arakan Army says it will work with the military regime to help people in Rakhine, but that cooperative spirit appears to be one-sided, with the junta still facing accusations of holding up aid for political purposes.
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Following the devastation of Cyclone Mocha, the Arakan Army says it will work with the military regime to help people in Rakhine, but that cooperative spirit appears to be one-sided, with the junta still facing accusations of holding up aid for political purposes.
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Many workers brought to criminal hubs in Southeast Asia have no idea what they’re getting themselves into, but some are seeking a payday despite the risks. Frontier spoke to two workers – one in online gambling the other in online scams – about their daily lives, working conditions and what brought them to Shwe Kokko.
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The woes of war in western Myanmar have been exacerbated by Cyclone Mocha, with already-struggling residents saying they have still received no assistance, and even accusing the military of launching fresh attacks during the storm.
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Passion and enthusiasm drive a Kachin violinist who achieved his dream of establishing a youth string orchestra from scratch.
Discarded fishing gear brings death and destruction to marine environments and is threatening the unique beauty and biodiversity of Myanmar’s Myeik Archipelago.
Discarded fishing gear brings death and destruction to marine environments and is threatening unique beauty and biodiversity.
There was a time when Myanmar’s anti-graft body was accused of lacking teeth but, under the National League for Democracy government, it has begun to catch big fish.
နဂါးများနှင့် မှော်ဆရာစုန်းထီးများကို ကိုယ်စားပြုနေသော အသေးစိတ်ပြင်ဆင်ထားသည့် ခေါင်းဝတ်အစွပ်များ ဝတ်ဆင်ထားသည့် ပအို့ဝ်တိုင်းရင်းသားများက ကြီးမားသော အိမ်လုပ် မီးလုံးများကို ကောင်းကင်ထဲသို့ ပစ်လွှတ်နေကြသည်။ ယင်းသို့ ပစ်လွှတ်မှုမှာ မိုးကောင်း၍ ငွေပေါစေရန် နှစ်စဉ်ပြုလုပ်သည့် တောင်းဆို ဆုတောင်းပွဲဖြစ်သည်။
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Frontier speaks with Dr Min Zaw Oo, founder of the Myanmar Institute for Peace and Security, about what it would take to revive deadlocked peace negotiations.
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The nascent coffee sector has been lauded for weaning smallholder farmers off opium planting, but in Shan State two donor-backed projects have been fighting bitterly over farmers.
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