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Inside the junta’s war on student unions

Mysterious associations have been replacing independent student unions, which have long played an active role in the pro-democracy movement.

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Inside the junta’s war on student unions

Mysterious associations have been replacing independent student unions, which have long played an active role in the pro-democracy movement.

BY Frontier

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Rice exports dry up due to forex restrictions, rising prices

The surprise decision to fix the rate of the kyat has harmed the competitiveness of Myanmar’s rice exports, traders say, and orders from abroad are already beginning to decline.

BY Frontier

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Hungry and homeless: IDPs in Rakhine just want to go home

Despite the relative lack of armed conflict in Rakhine State in recent months, tens of thousands of internally displaced people still languish in camps where food shortages are becoming more common.

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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)

Missing in action: Stories of conflict

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Inn Din village administrator facing investigation after Reuters report on massacre

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BY Nyan Hlaing Lynn

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BBC news headlines in Burmese now on Frontier Myanmar

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BY Frontier & Frontier

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UK's Johnson urges 'independent' probe of Rohingya crisis after Myanmar visit

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Reducing harm for families of people who use drugs

People who inject drugs are at higher risk of HIV infection, but stigma and discrimination can make them and their partners hesitant to seek protective care.

BY Nina Margareta Høie & Taniele Gofers

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Myanmar minister orders refugees to leave no man’s land between Rakhine and Bangladesh

Deputy Minister for Home Affairs Major-General Aung Soe appeared to tell Rohingya refugees they will face 'consequences' if they stay where they are.

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UK’s Johnson urges ‘independent’ probe of Rohingya crisis after Myanmar visit

Britain's foreign minister Boris Johnson stopped off in Myanmar on Sunday to press Daw Aung San Suu Kyi on the need for an independent probe into violence in Rakhine State.

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Riding a bicycle in Yangon is like betting on your life’

Despite formidable challenges, including legal ambiguity and drivers with an attitude problem, a grassroots group is striving to make Yangon more bicycle friendly.

BY Katrin Schregenberger

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'Riding a bicycle in Yangon is like betting on your life'

Despite formidable challenges, including legal ambiguity and drivers with an attitude problem, a grassroots group is striving to make Yangon more bicycle friendly.

BY Katrin Schregenberger

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Myanmar minister orders refugees to leave no man's land between Rakhine and Bangladesh

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Is the US Senate Republican leader genuine about his support for Burma?

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Can the Arakan Army achieve its confederacy dream?

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Response to Ukraine underscores foot-dragging on Myanmar crisis

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SMEs struggle to survive amid economic turmoil

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In Magway Region, junta’s campaign of terror continues

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Civilians under fire in Kayin conflict

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SMEs struggle to survive amid economic turmoil

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In Magway Region, junta’s campaign of terror continues

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Civilians under fire in Kayin conflict

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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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Inside the junta’s war on student unions

Inside the junta’s war on student unions

Rice exports dry up due to forex restrictions, rising prices