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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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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An escalation of airstrikes on two Magway townships this year has hindered work at small-scale oil wells, which support the local economy and help fund the resistance, and sparked a race to build bomb shelters.
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ASEAN foreign ministers on Thursday condemned violence in Myanmar again and repeated support for a peace plan ignored by its junta rulers, as the divided bloc struggled to find unity over the protracted crisis.
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New US sanctions on two state-owned banks have made it harder for the junta to access foreign revenue and import weapons, but experts say additional measures are needed to close loopholes.
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ASEAN chair Indonesia on Wednesday urged a political solution to the Myanmar crisis at regional talks where Thailand's envoy announced he met the country's deposed democratic leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi last week.
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Refugees have been accepted for resettlement in the US and Australia but remain stuck in the border town of Mae Sot – at risk of arrest or deportation – because the Thai government is failing to issue exit permits.
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Thailand's foreign minister met with deposed State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi last week, he told reporters Wednesday, her first known meeting with a foreign envoy since she was detained following the 2021 coup.
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Amid signs of crisis at the Myanma Agricultural Development Bank, farmers behind on loan repayments have been threatened with land seizures, while bank staff are being squeezed by both the regime and the resistance.
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Foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations will gather in Indonesia on Tuesday for talks set to be dominated by the crisis in Myanmar, with the regional bloc divided over how or whether to reengage with the coup-wracked country's junta.
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Amid a power vacuum and surging crime, Shan State’s varied armed groups are increasingly dispensing justice, but their judicial systems often violate human rights norms and are inspired by the Myanmar state that they claim to oppose.
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A growing number of resistance groups and non-state service providers are reaping rewards from lotteries, as the junta gambles with online ticket sales to counter a boycott on what had been a multi-billion-kyat revenue stream.
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