Buddhist education centres for children and young adults are multiplying across Myanmar, but while they claim to be politically neutral, critics say they teach toxic nationalism and military propaganda.
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Buddhist education centres for children and young adults are multiplying across Myanmar, but while they claim to be politically neutral, critics say they teach toxic nationalism and military propaganda.
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As regions like Sagaing plunge deeper into the chaos of Myanmar’s post-coup conflict, cases of sexual violence by both sides are on the rise and victims have few avenues to seek redress.
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Widespread conflict has had a devastating impact on paddy farmers in war zones, but the slump in production is driving up prices for farmers in more stable areas, despite new onerous export restrictions.
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Life is slowly returning to normal for some residents of northern Rakhine, but everywhere are the remains of villages obliterated by last year's violence.
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A small community of female bodybuilders are powering through stigma to lift the sport to greater heights.
A small community of female bodybuilders are powering through stigma to lift the sport to greater heights.
Optimism for media reform was pervasive among journalists in the early years of the last government but has virtually evaporated since the NLD came to power.
ON DECEMBER 14, the European Chamber of Commerce in Myanmar, better known as EuroCham, published its second annual Business Confidence Survey. The survey found European companies had mixed feelings about the business environment and direction of the country’s economy. Frontier’s Kyaw Ye Lynn sat down with Mr Filip A Lauwerysen, the executive director of EuroCham Myanmar, to get a better understanding of how European companies see Myanmar as a place to do business.
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Frontier sits down with Mr Filip A Lauwerysen, the executive director of EuroCham Myanmar.
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Animals provide a vital transport service in Kyaukphyu, where rural isolation and waterways prevent more modern alternatives.
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