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‘We have nothing to rely on but Allah’: Meiktila’s Muslims see little hope in election

Seven years after Buddhist mobs burned down mosques and slaughtered dozens of children at an Islamic school, hundreds of Muslims remain displaced and they say the NLD government has done little to help heal or rebuild since.

BY Swe Lei Mon

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‘We have nothing to rely on but Allah’: Meiktila’s Muslims see little hope in election

BY Swe Lei Mon

News Feed, 2020 Election, Breaking News, News

Hard talk or hate speech? Outlet spreads disinformation and bigotry under guise of political commentary

The Myanmar Hard Talk Facebook page took advantage of the grey area between outright disinformation and legitimate political commentary to spread a nationalist, pro-military agenda.

BY Andrew Nachemson, Phone Htet Naung & Banyar Kyaw

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Podcast: Low-income workers in Sagaing prepare for the coronavirus

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BY Ei Ei Mon, Frontier & Win Zar Ni Aung

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Brotherhood of the wheel

In fairgrounds across Myanmar, Ferris wheels are turned by the muscle power of teams of young, agile men who form tight bonds in lives lived on the road.

BY Ivan Ogilvie

News Feed, News, Affairs, Features

The dream of a Kayan homeland

The Kayan New Land Party has not traded fire with the Tatmadaw for 26 years, but the armed group says it’s still striving to uplift the Kayan people and secure their autonomy.

BY Ashley South

News, Features

Community quarantine: On the rural frontline in the fight against COVID-19

Towns and villages across Myanmar have been guarding against COVID-19 by opening quarantine centres, but a government decision to exempt domestic travellers has potentially left them more vulnerable at a time of mass travel for Thingyan.

BY Kyaw Ye Lynn, Ye Mon & Naw Betty Han

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Myanmar to release 25,000 prisoners amid virus fears

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BY AFP

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60 Rohingya die, hundreds rescued from boat after weeks at sea

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BY AFP

News Feed, News, Features

Charities, civil society lend a helping hand to the needy

Voluntary groups are playing a vital role complementing a government scheme to deliver food to grassroots citizens suffering from a slump in earnings due to COVID-19

BY Eaint Thet Su

News Feed, News, Affairs, Features

Hope flies high in the Chin Hills

A privately funded airstrip being built in a remote area of Chin State is the latest expression of one man’s ambition for better healthcare for his people.

BY Kyaw Lin Htoon

News Feed, News, Features

From north to south, ethnic armies confront an unseen enemy

Ethnic armed groups are defending their lands and people from COVID-19 with varying levels of capability, while the Tatmadaw refuses to heed calls for a national ceasefire.

BY Kyaw Lin Htoon

Opinion

2020 Election, News, Opinion

The NLD needs to re-think its assumptions about land

News Feed, Editorial, News, Opinion

What Kyaw Myint’s downfall tells us about doing business in Myanmar

News Feed, 2020 Election, Opinion

Political violence a threat to Myanmar’s election

Sithu Aung Myint, Opinion

Myanmar feels the pain as COVID-19 hits key sectors hard

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Podcast: rape and domestic violence rise amid the pandemic

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Podcast: Chin State communities afraid to vote

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Podcast: Tamu man says he and grandson beaten, tortured by police

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Podcast: COVID Confusion

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Volume 6, Issue 12

October 22, 2020

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What Kyaw Myint’s downfall tells us about doing business in Myanmar

Kyaw Myint is just the tiniest tip of a very large iceberg of criminal activity in Myanmar’s business community, but as long as you steer clear of politics you’re unlikely to get caught.

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Myths, militias and the destruction of Loi Sam Sip

Activists in northern Shan State have been fighting for years to protect a culturally and environmentally important mountain range but face opposition from Tatmadaw-aligned militias – and a company linked to the speaker of Myanmar’s national parliament.

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