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‘They don’t represent us’: Rohingya armed groups wreak havoc in Rakhine

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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‘They don’t represent us’: Rohingya armed groups wreak havoc in Rakhine

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Q&A: Explaining Myanmar’s private security law

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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Striking oil: Magway Region’s resource wealth draws junta fire

An escalation of airstrikes on two Magway townships this year has hindered work at small-scale oil wells, which support the local economy and help fund the resistance, and sparked a race to build bomb shelters.

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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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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

Editorial, Opinion

Time for a serious chat about Yangon's colonial heritage

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

BY Frontier

Editorial, Opinion

Time for a serious chat about Yangon’s colonial heritage

Yangon’s most iconic building will soon be host to an unsavoury mix of historical remembrance and global consumer capitalism.

BY Frontier

Opinion

Integration should not be a one-way street

It’s time for us to embrace the idea that you can wear a beard, kurta or hijab, and have a Muslim name, and still be fully Burmese.

BY Than Toe Aung

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Episode 88: Human trafficking into China

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BY Win Zar Ni Aung

Opinion

The Belt and Road Initiative in Myanmar: staring down the dragon

Myanmar needs to enact a series of measures to ensure that Belt and Road Initiative projects benefit the nation and its citizens as much as they do big Chinese companies.

BY Aung Zin Phyo Thein

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Drug lab raids in Myanmar’s meth capital met with artillery fire

Raids on jungle methamphetamine labs have been met with heavy artillery fire, Myanmar narcotics police said Thursday.

BY AFP

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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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