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Could Min Aung Hlaing’s retirement break the political deadlock?

With the Tatmadaw chief reaching retirement age this year, some speculate that a fresh face could achieve a détente with the NLD – but the appointment process itself could hold the key to better civil-military relations.

BY Sithu Aung Myint

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Could Min Aung Hlaing’s retirement break the political deadlock?

BY Sithu Aung Myint

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Too little, too late: Thailand belatedly tightens border security after outbreak

Informal migration from Myanmar is being blamed for the recent resurgence of COVID-19 that has left Thailand in lockdown and prompted Thai authorities to step up security along the 2,400-kilometre frontier.

BY Lawi Weng

Editorial, Opinion

Why we’re back in print

We're not betting on a print revival to ensure Frontier’s survival, but we believe print still has an important place in the media landscape.

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Tanintharyi Region’s boring election

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The Dawei Chaung dump in Yangon's North Dagon Township is seen on December 15, 2020. (Hkun Lat | Frontier)

Plastic and the pandemic

The ultimate penalty: Debating the death sentence

A Myanmar migrant worker handles barrels of cotton in a textile factory in Pathum Thani Province, Thailand. (AFP)

Debt nightmare crushes dreams of a better life

Votes for the boys: How soldiers delivered USDP victories in ethnic states

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Episode 22: Contraception use in Myanmar

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BY Win Zar Ni Aung & Htet Htet Naing

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President U Htin Kyaw resigns, U Win Myint tipped as replacement

Government says position will be filled within seven days, with Vice President U Myint Swe to serve as acting president until parliament chooses a replacement.

BY Frontier & Frontier

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UPDATE: ဦးထင်ကျော် သမ္မတ ရာထူးမှ နုတ်ထွက်၊ ဦးဝင်းမြင့်အား ရွေးချယ်ဖွယ်ရှိဟု သတင်းထွက်ပေါ်

ဦးထင်ကျော်သည် “လက်ရှိအလုပ်တာဝန်များမှ အနားယူလိုသောကြောင့်” မတ် ၂၁ ရက်နေ့မှ စတင်ကာ နိုင်ငံတော်သမ္မတရာထူးမှ နုတ်ထွက်သွားသည်ဟု နိုင်ငံတော်သမ္မတရုံးက ယနေ့နံနက်ပိုင်းတွင် ကြေညာခဲ့သည်။

BY Frontier & Su Myat Mon

Affairs, Business, Features

As capacity crisis looms, closing Myanmar’s power gap

Myanmar’s government recently gave the go-ahead to some of the largest power projects in recent years, but it now faces a major short-term challenge – providing the country’s immediate energy needs.

BY Thomas Kean & Kyaw Ye Lynn

Affairs, Culture

Fans hope for end to Myanmar's 50-year Asian Cup drought

It’s been 50 years since the national team qualified for the most prestigious competition in Asian football and hopes are high that the wait will soon be over.

BY Htun Khaing

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Displaced villagers protest as army troops linger in Hpapun

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BY Sean Gleeson

Affairs, Features, Culture

Fans hope for end to Myanmar’s 50-year Asian Cup drought

It’s been 50 years since the national team qualified for the most prestigious competition in Asian football and hopes are high that the wait will soon be over.

BY Frontier

News Feed, News

No man’s land’ refugees reject return on Myanmar terms, camp chief says

Rohingya holed up one the Bangladeshi border after fleeing Myanmar will only accept repatriation to their home villages, a local leader said Sunday.

BY AFP

Affairs, Features

Govt urges Nay Pyi Taw move for embassies, but obstacles remain

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi says Myanmar needs to improve services in Nay Pyi Taw to entice foreign embassies to shift from Yangon, but even government officials admit that the move will be a tough sell for many years.

BY Su Myat Mon

Opinion

Sithu Aung Myint, Opinion

Could Min Aung Hlaing’s retirement break the political deadlock?

Editorial, Opinion

Why we’re back in print

News Feed, Editorial, News, Opinion

Myanmar enters 2021 with a rare opportunity to heal

News Feed, 2020 Election, Sithu Aung Myint, Opinion

Fresh vote unlikely soon in Rakhine, but Japan’s Sasakawa deserves praise

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Podcast: Unwanted pregnancies

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Podcast: Domestic violence in Tanintharyi Region

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Video: Child labour exposed in Yangon

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Podcast: Untold stories of slavery

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Podcast: Unwanted pregnancies

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Podcast: Domestic violence in Tanintharyi Region

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Video: Child labour exposed in Yangon

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Podcast: Untold stories of slavery

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Volume 6, Issue 17

January 12, 2021

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The ultimate penalty: Debating the death sentence

Myanmar has not executed a convict for decades, though they continue to be put on death row. While some call for capital punishment to be scrapped, others are demanding it for child rapists.

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