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

With the Tatmadaw chief reaching retirement age this year, some speculate that a fresh face could achieve a détente with the NLD – but the appointment process itself could hold the key to better civil-military relations.

BY Sithu Aung Myint

Sithu Aung Myint, Opinion

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

BY Sithu Aung Myint

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Too little, too late: Thailand belatedly tightens border security after outbreak

Informal migration from Myanmar is being blamed for the recent resurgence of COVID-19 that has left Thailand in lockdown and prompted Thai authorities to step up security along the 2,400-kilometre frontier.

BY Lawi Weng

Editorial, Opinion

Why we’re back in print

We're not betting on a print revival to ensure Frontier’s survival, but we believe print still has an important place in the media landscape.

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Tanintharyi Region’s boring election

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The Dawei Chaung dump in Yangon's North Dagon Township is seen on December 15, 2020. (Hkun Lat | Frontier)

Plastic and the pandemic

The ultimate penalty: Debating the death sentence

A Myanmar migrant worker handles barrels of cotton in a textile factory in Pathum Thani Province, Thailand. (AFP)

Debt nightmare crushes dreams of a better life

Votes for the boys: How soldiers delivered USDP victories in ethnic states

Affairs, Features

Mixed results at latest Panglong peace conference

The second 21st Century Panglong Union Peace Conference in Nay Pyi Taw last week ended with some signs of progress but also highlighted the huge challenges the country faces to finally achieve peace.

BY Nyan Hlaing Lynn & Oliver Slow

Affairs, Features, Culture

The passionate astronomer

An amateur stargazer is devoting his life, his business and a Facebook page to encouraging greater interest in the science of astronomy.

BY Zon Pann Pwint

Affairs, Features

Ma Ba Tha to rebrand, form political party

At a fiery conference in Yangon, Ma Ba Tha leaders announced a change in name for the group and plans to enter formal politics through the registration of a new party.

BY Mratt Kyaw Thu

Affairs

'I feel lucky to have come here and had this chance'

Communities in Myanmar have responded in varying ways to the problem of drug abuse. At one rehabilitation centre in Mogok, support and friendship are helping some beat their addiction.

BY Thomas Kean

Affairs, Features

Finally, a college in the Chin hills

The first state-run tertiary education college to open in Chin State since independence is trying to stem local brain drain and nurture a new generation of professionals.

BY Jared Downing

News Feed, Features

၂၁ ရာစုပင်လုံ ဒုတိယညီလာခံမှာ သဘောမတူနိုင်ခဲ့တာ ဘာတွေလဲ၊ ဘာဆက်လုပ်မှာလဲ

နိုင်ငံရေးကဏ္ဍမှာ အထက်ပါ ရှစ်ချက်ကို သဘောမတူနိုင်ခဲ့တာဟာ နိုင်ငံတော်၏ နယ်မြေအပိုင်းအခြားဟူသမျှသည် နိုင်ငံတော်မှ မည်သည့်အခါမှ ခွဲမထွက်ရဆိုတဲ့ အခြေခံမူဝါဒကို ညှိနှိုင်းမရတာကြောင့် ဖြစ်ပါတယ်။

BY Frontier

News Feed, News

Facebook ‘ban’ of anti-Muslim slur sparks outcry

Myanmar netizens were in uproar on Monday after Facebook seemingly banned people from posting the word 'kalar', often used as a slur against Muslims.

BY AFP

Affairs, Features

I feel lucky to have come here and had this chance’

At one drug rehabilitation centre in Mogok, support and friendship are helping some beat their addiction.

BY Thomas Kean

Opinion

Sithu Aung Myint, Opinion

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

Editorial, Opinion

Why we’re back in print

News Feed, Editorial, News, Opinion

Myanmar enters 2021 with a rare opportunity to heal

News Feed, 2020 Election, Sithu Aung Myint, Opinion

Fresh vote unlikely soon in Rakhine, but Japan’s Sasakawa deserves praise

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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: Untold stories of slavery

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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: Untold stories of slavery

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Volume 6, Issue 17

January 12, 2021

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Why we’re back in print

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The ultimate penalty: Debating the death sentence

Myanmar has not executed a convict for decades, though they continue to be put on death row. While some call for capital punishment to be scrapped, others are demanding it for child rapists.

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