Unwilling to accept military rule, many in Kachin are looking to the Kachin Independence Organization to fill a void in governance. As the KIO strengthens its influence, it is facing mounting pressure to regulate environmentally destructive gold mining.
Unwilling to accept military rule, many in Kachin are looking to the Kachin Independence Organization to fill a void in governance. As the KIO strengthens its influence, it is facing mounting pressure to regulate environmentally destructive gold mining.
The Karen Border Guard Force is providing the military with frontline soldiers in exchange for business protection, allowing its “new city” project to emerge as a hub for online scams.
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The coup is worsening the long-standing tendency to judge cultural output – and film in particular – based on moral convictions.
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Myanmar’s most famous clairvoyant was also greatly admired throughout the region for using her wealth to support a foundation that provides free care to needy people.
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High-tech, boutique produce is taking root in Myanmar and enhancing the gastronomic experience of its best restaurants.
နေပြည်တော်မှာ ယနေ့နံနက်ပိုင်းက ပြောကြားခဲ့တဲ့ ဒေါ်အောင်ဆန်းစုကြည်ရဲ့ မိန့်ခွန်းထဲက အဓိကအချက် ၉ ချက်ကို Frontier က ထုတ်နှုတ်ဖော်ပြလိုက်ပါတယ်။
Why did you hold a public event to make your accusations?
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Ooredoo is set to launch its mobile money platform M-Pitesan next month after recently receiving a mobile financial services licence. Acting chief executive officer Mr Vikram Sinha tells Frontier’s Thomas Kean about what users can expect, the importance of interoperability with other mobile money provider and how the company plans to roll out the service.
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