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Debt nightmare crushes dreams of a better life for poor farmers

Migrant worker remittances have transformed the remote Magway Region village of Mauktin, but unscrupulous job brokers have left many residents under crushing debt.

BY Pyae Sone Aung

News Feed, News

Debt nightmare crushes dreams of a better life for poor farmers

Migrant worker remittances have transformed the remote Magway Region village of Mauktin, but unscrupulous job brokers have left many residents under crushing debt.

BY Pyae Sone Aung

Opinion

Peace is broken in the Karen hills. How will donors respond?

The Tatmadaw has resumed its old ways, killing civilians and destroying villages, despite the early promise of peace initiatives backed by Norway and other Western countries.

BY Charles Petrie & Ashley South

News

Air pollution: The other invisible menace

While COVID-19 gets all the attention, air pollution contributes to far more deaths each year in Myanmar and a recent joint study has helped shed light on the sources of this pollution in Yangon.

BY Kirt A. Page

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

Island hopping at Yangon Region's Ta Blu Hla Dam will ease your lockdown blues – but travel at your own risk. (Dominic Horner)

Wild Waters: Yangon Region

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

News Feed, News

UN to administer $5.5m deforestation plan

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BY Nyan Hlaing Lynn

Opinion

A new space for Yangon artists? Let's learn from past mistakes

The plan to open up a section of Yangon’s industrial riverside area is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to support the country’s long-neglected artistic community.

BY Nathalie Johnston

News Feed, Breaking News

Thousands attend Ko Ni’s funeral

Tens of thousands of people, including political figures and religious leaders, attended the funeral in Yangon's northern outskirts.

BY Frontier

News Feed, News, Affairs

Friends mourn ‘irreplaceable loss’ of U Ko Ni

Family and friends are in mourning after the assassination of prominent lawyer U Ko Ni outside Yangon International Airport on Sunday evening, moments after returning from a trip abroad.

BY Kyaw Phone Kyaw

Opinion

A new space for Yangon artists? Let’s learn from past mistakes

The plan to open up a section of Yangon’s industrial riverside area is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to support the country’s long-neglected artistic community.

BY Nathalie Johnston

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NLD lawyer killed at Yangon airport

U Ko Ni was shot dead at Yangon Airport after returning from a trip abroad.

BY Kyaw Phone Kyaw

Sithu Aung Myint, Opinion

Nothing gained for Muslims in Rakhine

The Muslim community in Rakhine can regain the human rights to which they are entitled if they are prepared to renounce violence and support the National League for Democracy government.

BY Sithu Aung Myint

Affairs, Features, Culture

A legend of blues and jazz

One of Myanmar’s most accomplished guitarists earned fame in the 1980s with the release of an album that was notable for its original musical compositions and philosophical lyrics.

BY Mratt Kyaw Thu

Affairs, Business, Features

Uncertainty, concern over draft foreigner laws

Work permits, compulsory medical checks, four year caps on employment terms: two draft laws up for consideration next week could make life much, much harder for foreigners in Myanmar.

BY Sean Gleeson

Opinion

Peace is broken in the Karen hills. How will donors respond?

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

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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

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.

News Feed, News, Affairs

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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