The teak trees of the Bago Yoma mountain range have long been a target for illegal logging, but the practice has intensified amid the post-coup chaos, with the involvement of both junta and resistance forces.
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The teak trees of the Bago Yoma mountain range have long been a target for illegal logging, but the practice has intensified amid the post-coup chaos, with the involvement of both junta and resistance forces.
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The return of Rohingya militants to the state in recent years to fight the Arakan Army has led to a string of alleged abuses against civilians, and has imperilled relations with the Rakhine community.
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Responsible business advocate Vicky Bowman talks to Frontier about the motives and risks of a new law issued by the junta for private security services.
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The way people use the internet in Myanmar – and, in particular, the dominance of Facebook – has implications for businesses and advertising agencies.
BY Ben Roache
A small community of female bodybuilders are powering through stigma to lift the sport to greater heights.
A small community of female bodybuilders are powering through stigma to lift the sport to greater heights.
Optimism for media reform was pervasive among journalists in the early years of the last government but has virtually evaporated since the NLD came to power.
ON DECEMBER 14, the European Chamber of Commerce in Myanmar, better known as EuroCham, published its second annual Business Confidence Survey. The survey found European companies had mixed feelings about the business environment and direction of the country’s economy. Frontier’s Kyaw Ye Lynn sat down with Mr Filip A Lauwerysen, the executive director of EuroCham Myanmar, to get a better understanding of how European companies see Myanmar as a place to do business.
BY Kyaw Ye Lynn
Frontier sits down with Mr Filip A Lauwerysen, the executive director of EuroCham Myanmar.
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Animals provide a vital transport service in Kyaukphyu, where rural isolation and waterways prevent more modern alternatives.
BY Su Myat Mon
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