City residents are rejecting junta-appointed “security and rule of law teams” and instead forming parallel local government structures that answer to elected MPs.
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City residents are rejecting junta-appointed “security and rule of law teams” and instead forming parallel local government structures that answer to elected MPs.
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Security forces have deployed tear gas, rubber bullets and stun grenades to dislodge protesters from their home-made barricades, with only limited success.
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Keep tuning in for full coverage from the Frontier team as we report on ongoing demonstrations and strikes across the country against the February 1 coup, and the military government’s response.
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The fake drugs widely available in Myanmar are a threat to public health, an obstacle to combating the spread of treatment-resistant malaria and part of a global trade worth an estimated $75 billion.
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Frontier welcomes the decision of the State Counsellor’s Office to uneqivocally back the Advisory Commission on Rakhine State's interim report.
Much of Myanmar’s population has been riveted by the latest season of Myanmar Idol, which culminated with its grand finale last week.
Ethnic politicians and parties will be a big focus of attention in the April 1 by-elections, with some of the most crucial contests shaping up in Rakhine and Shan states.
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