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New junta rules curb aid to Mandalay quake victims

Attempts by the regime to more tightly control assistance to people affected by the recent earthquake have had a chilling effect on volunteer aid efforts in Myanmar’s second largest city.

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New junta rules curb aid to Mandalay quake victims

Attempts by the regime to more tightly control assistance to people affected by the recent earthquake have had a chilling effect on volunteer aid efforts in Myanmar’s second largest city.

BY Frontier

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Myanmar’s resistance faces a moral quandary after the quake

The swift delivery of aid to survivors of the recent earthquake must take precedence over transient political gains in a long-running conflict.

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Down and out: Junta offers scant help to homeless civil servants

Myanmar’s earthquake has left the regime’s already shaky administration reeling, with thousands of its staff in the capital now living in temporary shelters and complaining of limited assistance from their masters.

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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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The ugly return of vigilante violence

Plainclothes thugs helped police disperse peaceful demonstrators in 2015 and they made their presence felt again last month when they assaulted protesters in Yangon.

BY Mratt Kyaw Thu

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Report of Tatmadaw coup threat ‘totally wrong’: U Zaw Htay

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Playing to win, on and off the field

As new research links sport and academic success, Dulwich College Yangon is doubling down on world-class athletics facilities.

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A Mega milestone

June 9 was a special day for Mega Lifesciences: the company’s distribution arm, Maxxcare Ltd, opened its Yangon Distribution Center.

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Myanmar military leaders oversaw 'crimes against humanity': Amnesty

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Myanmar military leaders oversaw ‘crimes against humanity’: Amnesty

Myanmar's military chief and other top brass have been accused by Amnesty International of crimes against humanity for overseeing a "systematic" attack against Rohingya Muslims.

BY AFP

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Anti-MLM activist on 66(d) charge appears in court

A man who campaigns against multi-level marketing has appeared in a Yangon court after being accused of criminal defamation over social media posts about the Successmore company’s executives and products.

BY Hein Ko Soe

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Myanmar Muslim migrants in Thailand at risk under new law: BHRN

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Tatmadaw “propaganda” movie sparks box office debate

The director of a new film about the Myanmar Army said he aims to document the life of soldiers, but critics say it is a piece of propaganda that seeks to glorify the Tatmadaw and could affect the peace process.

BY Kyaw Lin Htoon

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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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