The teak trees of the Bago Yoma mountain range have long been a target for illegal logging, but the practice has intensified amid the post-coup chaos, with the involvement of both junta and resistance forces.
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The teak trees of the Bago Yoma mountain range have long been a target for illegal logging, but the practice has intensified amid the post-coup chaos, with the involvement of both junta and resistance forces.
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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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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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The resistance has seized a series of towns in recent months, marking a clear escalation in the war to overthrow the military regime, but questions remain about the viability of the strategy.
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The military regime needs foreign allies to survive, but as gas and other resources dry up, it has little to offer them in return.
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Mines are being dug across Tanintharyi Region amid a collapse in environmental regulation and the chaos of armed conflict, with minerals exported to Thailand and China.
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Myanmar became the world's biggest producer of opium in 2023, overtaking Afghanistan after the Taliban government's crackdown on the trade, according to a United Nations report released today.
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Extinct for more than 30 years, the People’s Liberation Army has been resurrected – including in the country’s deep south, where the troops have focused more on building alliances and their military capabilities than spreading their ideology.
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Poorly regulated gold mining has turned a life-giving river in Mon State into a toxic death-trap, enriching armed groups while devastating local communities.
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Against a slow decline in resistance attacks in the commercial capital, junta-aligned neighbourhood security teams are openly harassing and extorting communities.
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Facing losses on the battlefield, the military regime is increasingly raising and arming militias known as Pyusawhti, but poor pay and steep risks are prompting some members to desert.
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Rural development programmes in Myanmar have lagged after the 2021 coup, recalling the neglect, incompetence, corruption and isolation of past military regimes.
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