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.
BY Frontier
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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လက်ရှိ NLD အစိုးရလက်ထက် ပုံနှိပ်မီဒီယာ လွတ်လပ်၍ တိုးတက်စည်ပင်လာမည်ဟု မျှော်လင့်နေခဲ့ကြသည့် ဂျာနယ်လစ်များအတွက် ထားဝယ်၌ ချမှတ်ခဲ့သည့် တရားရုံးအမိန့်တစ်ခုက နောက်ထပ်စိတ်ပျက်စရာတစ်ခုဖြစ်လာသည်။
BY Ye Mon
The Yangon Region government appears to be backtracking on a secret deal to lease 26 sites to a private company, Yangon Petrol, following widespread public criticism and pressure from regional lawmakers.
BY Hein Ko Soe
The fallout over fighting in Rakhine State has included a Tatmadaw operation to search monks returning to Yangon after sitting exams in Sittwe.
BY Su Myat Mon
It’s not going to misalign your chakras to shave and throw on a pair of knock-off Levis.
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A South Korean woman who resisted family opposition to become a volunteer in Myanmar says helping others makes her “feel alive”.
BY Veta Chan
Myanmar's military said on Saturday they would thwart attempts by the National League for Democracy to alter the essence of the constitution.
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