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YouTube: Myanmar’s new disinformation frontier

As Facebook cracks down on disinformation in Myanmar, observers warn that some bad actors are moving to YouTube, where lax enforcement is allowing fake news and content theft to proliferate.

BY Banyar Kyaw & Phone Htet Naung

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YouTube: Myanmar’s new disinformation frontier

As Facebook cracks down on disinformation in Myanmar, observers warn that some bad actors are moving to YouTube, where lax enforcement is allowing fake news and content theft to proliferate.

BY Banyar Kyaw & Phone Htet Naung

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NLD shrugs off threat of USDP hluttaw boycott

As a new parliament convenes, the mood among MPs is far removed from the euphoria of five years ago, but the ruling party says it’s untroubled by electoral fraud allegations from the pro-military opposition.

BY Ei Ei Toe Lwin

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Single mothers left with few good options

A matrix of social issues is swelling the ranks of Myanmar’s abandoned children.

BY Pyae Sone Aung

Nimble poll watchers adapt to COVID-19 restrictions

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Myanmar enters 2021 with more friends than foes

TNLA soldiers at a ceremony to mark the 58th anniversary of Revolution Day on January 12.

‘We will not let the RCSS rule’

Two young girls sell flowers to support their families in Yangon on December 21. (Nyein Su Wai Kyaw Soe | Frontier)

Dropping out: COVID-19 pushes children into work

An unexploded ordnance is seen in Buthidaung Township's Si Taung village in April 2019.

Hidden menace adds to misery in Rakhine State

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ရခိုင်ပြည်နယ်တွင် အထူးအထွက်တိုးစပါး စိုက်ပျိုးရေး

ရခိုင်ပြည်နယ်သည် ပထဝီ အနေအထားအရ သီးခြားဖြစ်နေသဖြင့် ရခိုင်လယ်သမားတို့မှာ ဈေးကွက်နှင့်လည်း အလှမ်းဝေး၊ အထွက်နှုန်း နှစ်ဆတိုးစေမည့် မျိုးကောင်းမျိုးသန့် စပါးမျိုးတို့ကိုလည်း လက်လှမ်းမမှီ ဖြစ်နေလေရာ စားနပ်ရိက္ခာ လုံလောက်ရေးအတွက် အခက်အခဲ ဖြစ်နေကြရသည်။

BY Jennifer Macintyre

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High yield harvests

The geographical isolation of many Rakhine State farmers means they lack access to markets and paddy strains that can help double yields and ensure food security.

BY Jennifer Macintyre

Editorial, Opinion

When ‘rule of law’ is an excuse for injustice

The people of Myanmar deserve better than to have oppressive laws used against those deemed in need of a lesson.

BY Frontier

Photo Essays, Affairs, Features

With eyes to the ground, there’s jade to be found

Easy pickings are a distant memory in one of the nation’s most isolated jade mining areas, but that hasn’t stopped hopeful fossickers.

BY Mratt Kyaw Thu

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Mandalay Justice Centre to provide free legal advice

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BY Su Myat Mon

News Feed, News

Health Ministry urges calm over H1N1 flu outbreak

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BY Nyan Hlaing Lynn

Opinion

How civil service reform can contribute to reconciliation and peace

Myanmar can achieve success if civil servants dedicate themselves to applying the principles of ethics, diversity and meritocracy to their workplaces.

BY Peter Batchelor

Bizfeed, Business

Long-awaited companies law submitted to parliament

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BY Nyan Hlaing Lynn

Affairs, Opinion

Three reporters, many unanswered questions

The case of the three reporters detained by the Tatmadaw in Shan State last month and charged under the 1908 Unlawful Association Act has raised a number of questions, but answers are elusive.

BY Nyan Hlaing Lynn

Opinion

Peace is broken in the Karen hills. How will donors respond?

Sithu Aung Myint, Opinion

Could Min Aung Hlaing’s retirement break the political deadlock?

Editorial, Opinion

Why we’re back in print

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Myanmar enters 2021 with a rare opportunity to heal

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Podcast: Fate of migrant workers on hold

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Podcast: Unwanted pregnancies

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Podcast: Domestic violence in Tanintharyi Region

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Video: Child labour exposed in Yangon

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Podcast: Fate of migrant workers on hold

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Podcast: Unwanted pregnancies

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Podcast: Domestic violence in Tanintharyi Region

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Video: Child labour exposed in Yangon

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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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