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‘Psychological violence’: Nationalist Dhamma schools make a comeback under junta

Buddhist education centres for children and young adults are multiplying across Myanmar, but while they claim to be politically neutral, critics say they teach toxic nationalism and military propaganda.

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‘Psychological violence’: Nationalist Dhamma schools make a comeback under junta

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Features

Sexual violence in the fog of war

As regions like Sagaing plunge deeper into the chaos of Myanmar’s post-coup conflict, cases of sexual violence by both sides are on the rise and victims have few avenues to seek redress.

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Features

Continued instability brings mixed fortunes for rice growers

Widespread conflict has had a devastating impact on paddy farmers in war zones, but the slump in production is driving up prices for farmers in more stable areas, despite new onerous export restrictions.

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Vitriol in cyberspace for celebrities who stayed silent

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Ko Kaung Htet, right, on a reporting trip with the Restoration Council of Shan State in 2016. (Sai Zaw Theik)

Missing in action: Stories of conflict

Interview, Features

Rotavirus expert: ‘It’s something that affects every child’

Dr Mathuram Santosham of John Hopkins University speaks to Frontier about combatting rotavirus in Myanmar.

BY Oliver Slow

Business, Features

Pedal power recipe for business success

Food delivery services using staff on bicycles are proving popular in Yangon, partly because they offer convenience for customers keen to avoid the city’s worsening traffic congestion.

BY Sing Lee

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Yangon man faces jail for speaking about child soldier past

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Business, Opinion

How to list a company on the YSX

It is expected that foreign investors will likely be allowed to partake in Myanmar’s first bourse by the end of this year. Here is a helpful guide to getting your company listed.

BY Ross Taylor

Sithu Aung Myint, Opinion

The peculiar priorities of the Myanmar Police Force

The Myanmar Police Force seems to have been devoting more time and effort to hunting down journalists than suppressing crime and maintaining law and order.

BY Sithu Aung Myint

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အတားအဆီးတွေကို ကျော်လွန်ပြောင်းလဲခြင်း

မျိုးဆက်ပေါင်းများစွာ သူတို့ကို ဒုတိယတန်းနေရာပဲပေးပြီး ခွဲခြားဆက်ဆံမှုကို ခံကြရတဲ့ အတားအဆီးတွေကို ရခိုင်ပြည်နယ်၊ ကျောက်ဖြူမြို့နယ်က အမျိုးသမီးတွေက ထိုးဖောက်ကျော်လွန်နိုင်ခဲ့ကြပြီ ဖြစ်ပါတယ်။

BY Jennifer Macintyre

Affairs

SCL scam's victims: Where trust was broken

Residents of a small village in Mon State were victims of a scam that went nationwide. One man involved in the scheme is showing a distinct lack of remorse.

BY Hein Ko Soe

Affairs, Features

SCL scam’s victims: Where trust was broken

Residents of a small village in Mon State were victims of a scam that went nationwide. One man involved in the scheme is showing a distinct lack of remorse.

BY Hein Ko Soe

Editorial, Opinion

Phyo Min Thein's deals on wheels

“Trust us” just doesn’t cut it any more.

BY Frontier

Opinion

How internal conflict in Shan State has kept it aloof from the Spring Revolution

Opinion

The hidden plight of Myanmar’s double minorities

Opinion

The UN can no longer play dumb to its manipulation by the Myanmar military

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The empire struck back: Oliver Slow’s ‘Return of the Junta’ reviewed

Doh Athan

The fading hopes of Myanmar’s university students

Doh Athan

Pregnant and displaced: the plight of a migrant worker in Thailand

Doh Athan

The house bringing joy to Myanmar migrants in Thailand

Doh Athan

Junta troops desecrate religious buildings in Magway by using them as barracks

Doh Athan

The fading hopes of Myanmar’s university students

Doh Athan

Pregnant and displaced: the plight of a migrant worker in Thailand

Doh Athan

The house bringing joy to Myanmar migrants in Thailand

Doh Athan

Junta troops desecrate religious buildings in Magway by using them as barracks

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Volume 6, Issue 18

January 27, 2021

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Editorial, Opinion

Myanmar enters 2021 with more friends than foes

The early delivery of vaccines is one of the many boons of the country’s geopolitics, but to really take advantage, Myanmar must bury the legacy of its isolationist past.

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Will the Kayin BGF go quietly?

The Kayin State Border Guard Force has come under intense pressure from the Tatmadaw over its extensive, controversial business interests and there’s concern the ultimatum could trigger fresh hostilities in one of the country’s most war-torn areas.

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