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The ‘Tumi Revolution’: Protesters fight back in Sagaing Region

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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The ‘Tumi Revolution’: Protesters fight back in Sagaing Region

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‘We will never kneel down’: Protesters change tactics in face of rising death toll

As the military brazenly guns down its own citizens in ever-larger numbers, activists are finding new ways to resist.

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‘Any news from the internet?’: Fear and rumour in villages forced offline

With most internet access cut, one Frontier reporter struggles to keep their Ayeyarwady Region village informed while dictating stories to editors in Yangon by phone.

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Vitriol in cyberspace for celebrities who stayed silent

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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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Fraser & Neave returns to Myanmar’s beer market

Singapore’s Fraser & Neave has received permission to return to Myanmar's beer market, where it would compete against its former partner, military-owned UMEHL

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Myaing Gyi Ngu’s uneasy peace in Kayin State

While the people of Kayin State have largely benefited from the NCA, conflict and religious tension remain a fact of life in Myaing Gyi Ngu.

BY Kyaw Lin Htoon

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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.

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UPDATE: ဦးထင်ကျော် သမ္မတ ရာထူးမှ နုတ်ထွက်၊ ဦးဝင်းမြင့်အား ရွေးချယ်ဖွယ်ရှိဟု သတင်းထွက်ပေါ်

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

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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

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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

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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.

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How the CDM can win

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Podcast: Displaced again

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Video: Myanmar Youth Speak Out

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Podcast: Children caught in conflict (English)

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Video: Activists speak out

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Podcast: Displaced again

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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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