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Chinese base or wild rumour? The Coco Islands mystery

Recent construction on militarised islands off Myanmar has sent the media into a tizzy, but despite rampant speculation, experts say it’s unlikely China is behind it, though India may still have cause for concern.

BY Frontier

Features

Chinese base or wild rumour? The Coco Islands mystery

BY Frontier

Features

‘People trust the AA’: Aid restrictions backfire on the regime

Following the devastation of Cyclone Mocha, the Arakan Army says it will work with the military regime to help people in Rakhine, but that cooperative spirit appears to be one-sided, with the junta still facing accusations of holding up aid for political purposes.

BY Frontier

Interview

A day in the life of a Shwe Kokko scammer

Many workers brought to criminal hubs in Southeast Asia have no idea what they’re getting themselves into, but some are seeking a payday despite the risks. Frontier spoke to two workers – one in online gambling the other in online scams – about their daily lives, working conditions and what brought them to Shwe Kokko.

BY Frontier

Highlights

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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

Editorial, Opinion

Let’s hope next year isn’t like the last

To say that 2017 did not unfold as many of us had hoped would be an understatement.

BY Frontier

Backpage, Opinion

A day on the Yangon River

Yangon’s water bus may not yet be a viable alternative to commuting on the bus or train, but it does make for a pleasant day out.

BY Oliver Slow

Affairs, Features

For Muslims across Myanmar, citizenship rights a legal fiction

Members of the Muslim community are facing long delays in citizenship applications unless they acquiesce to officials’ suggestions that they be labelled “Bengali”.

BY Thomas Manch

Affairs, Business, Features

Plundered jade mountains leave gaping hole in govt revenue

The government is conducting a long-overdue review of the opaque, graft-riddled jade industry, which is dominated by powerful vested interests whose activities are costing Myanmar billions of dollars a year in lost revenue.

BY Nyan Hlaing Lynn

Affairs

Myanmar's newsmakers of 2017

Here they are, for better or worse: those who made headlines during 2017, from a beloved canine to political leaders and imprisoned journalists.

BY Frontier

News

Episode 11: Human rights and coal power in Kayin State

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BY Win Zar Ni Aung & Htet Htet Naing

Affairs, Features

Myanmar’s newsmakers of 2017

Here they are, for better or worse: those who made headlines during 2017, from a beloved canine to political leaders and imprisoned journalists.

BY Frontier

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ရိုက်တာသတင်းထောက်နှစ်ဦးကို ရုံးထုတ်၊ ရမန်နှစ်ပတ် ထပ်ယူ

နိုင်ငံတော် လျှို့ဝှက်ချက် အက်ဥပဒေကို ချိုးဖောက်သည်ဟု စွပ်စွဲခံထားရကာ ပြီးခဲ့သည့် ရက်သတ္တပတ်နှစ်ပတ်က ဖမ်းဆီးခံခဲ့ရသည့် ရိုက်တာ သတင်းထောက်နှစ်ဦးကို ယနေ့ရုံးထုတ်ပြီး ရမန် နောက်ထပ် နှစ်ပတ်ယူခဲ့သည်ဟု ၎င်းတို့၏ ရှေ့နေက ပြောကြားသည်။

BY Reuters

Opinion

How internal conflict in Shan State has kept it aloof from the Spring Revolution

Opinion

The hidden plight of Myanmar’s double minorities

Opinion

The UN can no longer play dumb to its manipulation by the Myanmar military

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The empire struck back: Oliver Slow’s ‘Return of the Junta’ reviewed

Doh Athan

Northern Shan IDPs are forced to return ‘home’ with no assistance

Doh Athan

No respite from heat for Yangon’s factory workers

Doh Athan

The fading hopes of Myanmar’s university students

Doh Athan

Pregnant and displaced: the plight of a migrant worker in Thailand

Doh Athan

Northern Shan IDPs are forced to return ‘home’ with no assistance

Doh Athan

No respite from heat for Yangon’s factory workers

Doh Athan

The fading hopes of Myanmar’s university students

Doh Athan

Pregnant and displaced: the plight of a migrant worker in Thailand

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Volume 6, Issue 18

January 27, 2021

Stories in this issue

Editorial, Opinion

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.

News Feed, News

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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Chinese base or wild rumour? The Coco Islands mystery

Chinese base or wild rumour? The Coco Islands mystery

‘People trust the AA’: Aid restrictions backfire on the regime