With commercialism and escapism fuelling the domestic art scene, and exhibitions abroad trying to recapture the spirit of post-coup protests, many in Myanmar are deprived of work that reflects their new reality.
BY Frontier
With commercialism and escapism fuelling the domestic art scene, and exhibitions abroad trying to recapture the spirit of post-coup protests, many in Myanmar are deprived of work that reflects their new reality.
BY Frontier
A charity group has responded to the military’s brutal arson campaign in Sagaing Region by building palm huts for those who lost their houses, but it’s struggling to keep up with the rate of devastation.
BY Frontier
Cash-strapped schools on the border are struggling to accommodate children fleeing war and poverty in Myanmar, while teachers in the Civil Disobedience Movement who fled to Thailand have to work in fields and factories due to lack of support.
BY Frontier
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The NLD government is caught between the Tatmadaw and the international community over a solution to the Rakhine crisis and pleasing both sides will be difficult.
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An average year in Myanmar typically incorporates a high number of holidays, and many of them are linked to the country’s strong relationship with religion.
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Five residents of a Rakhine State village have served time in jail amid a bitter dispute over an ancient monastery that has split the community.
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