Sagaing Region residents equipped with single-shot traditional rifles known as “tumi guns” – and in some cases more modern weaponry – are resisting security forces’ attempts to crush anti-coup protests.
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Sagaing Region residents equipped with single-shot traditional rifles known as “tumi guns” – and in some cases more modern weaponry – are resisting security forces’ attempts to crush anti-coup protests.
BY Frontier
As the military brazenly guns down its own citizens in ever-larger numbers, activists are finding new ways to resist.
BY Frontier
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We illuminate some of the lesser-known accomplishments found in The Glass Palace Chronicle, one of Myanmar’s most important historical books. Let's give an ogre-sized round of applause to...
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BY Su Myat Mon
A brief survey of the tales of might and magic in Myanmar’s most important historical text.
The government and the Tatmadaw need to review their approach to the peace process to help to ensure that it can be a success.
A decade after the death and devastation of Cyclone Nargis, there’s dissatisfaction over storm shelters in some of the worst-affected Ayeyarwady Delta villages.
BY Kyaw Ye Lynn
Donors need to plan for the “tragic reality” that Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh won’t be coming home any time soon, says think-tank.
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Preceding the release of Facebook’s latest report on enforcing community standards, Frontier interviewed the company’s vice president for community integrity on what it’s doing to tackle hate speech in Myanmar.
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