Despite the dangers, protesters in the Sagaing Region capital say they will keep hitting the streets – to send a strong message to the people, the junta and the world, and to honour fallen comrades.
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Despite the dangers, protesters in the Sagaing Region capital say they will keep hitting the streets – to send a strong message to the people, the junta and the world, and to honour fallen comrades.
BY Frontier
The military regime’s snap closure of the border with Thailand reflects its poor handling of the COVID-19 response, migrant rights groups say, but the Thai government and employers are also making life difficult for workers.
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As tensions peaked between Karen and Bamar in early 1949, Burmese irregular forces committed a series of mass killings on the outskirts of the then-capital that have never been officially acknowledged.
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Two altruistic organisations are creating and publishing books for children that carry messages aimed at fostering diversity, tolerance and peace.
BY Sing Lee
Dr Mathuram Santosham of John Hopkins University speaks to Frontier about combatting rotavirus in Myanmar.
BY Oliver Slow
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It is expected that foreign investors will likely be allowed to partake in Myanmar’s first bourse by the end of this year. Here is a helpful guide to getting your company listed.
BY Ross Taylor
Food delivery services using staff on bicycles are proving popular in Yangon, partly because they offer convenience for customers keen to avoid the city’s worsening traffic congestion.
BY Sing Lee
The Myanmar Police Force seems to have been devoting more time and effort to hunting down journalists than suppressing crime and maintaining law and order.
မျိုးဆက်ပေါင်းများစွာ သူတို့ကို ဒုတိယတန်းနေရာပဲပေးပြီး ခွဲခြားဆက်ဆံမှုကို ခံကြရတဲ့ အတားအဆီးတွေကို ရခိုင်ပြည်နယ်၊ ကျောက်ဖြူမြို့နယ်က အမျိုးသမီးတွေက ထိုးဖောက်ကျော်လွန်နိုင်ခဲ့ကြပြီ ဖြစ်ပါတယ်။
Residents of a small village in Mon State were victims of a scam that went nationwide. One man involved in the scheme is showing a distinct lack of remorse.
BY Hein Ko Soe
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