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Conflicts deepen between resistance groups in Sagaing

A spate of clashes between resistance forces has led to calls for a conflict resolution mechanism, with some demanding immediate justice while others say it should wait until after the revolution.

BY Frontier

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Conflicts deepen between resistance groups in Sagaing

A spate of clashes between resistance forces has led to calls for a conflict resolution mechanism, with some demanding immediate justice while others say it should wait until after the revolution.

BY Frontier

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Prison protests: Activists fight on in belly of the beast

Political prisoners across Myanmar have continued to express dissent from inside, often with violent consequences, as tensions simmer with prison officials.

BY Frontier

Editorial, Opinion

Myanmar’s coup: Two years on but a long fight ahead

Resistance forces have humiliated coup leader Min Aung Hlaing but victory may require a lengthy struggle, and society must stay resilient in the meantime.

BY Frontier

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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

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Hundreds of thousands flee as Cyclone Mora makes landfall

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BY AFP

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Ma Ba Tha to rebrand, form political party

At a fiery conference in Yangon, Ma Ba Tha leaders announced a change in name for the group and plans to enter formal politics through the registration of a new party.

BY Mratt Kyaw Thu

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'I feel lucky to have come here and had this chance'

Communities in Myanmar have responded in varying ways to the problem of drug abuse. At one rehabilitation centre in Mogok, support and friendship are helping some beat their addiction.

BY Thomas Kean

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Finally, a college in the Chin hills

The first state-run tertiary education college to open in Chin State since independence is trying to stem local brain drain and nurture a new generation of professionals.

BY Jared Downing

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၂၁ ရာစုပင်လုံ ဒုတိယညီလာခံမှာ သဘောမတူနိုင်ခဲ့တာ ဘာတွေလဲ၊ ဘာဆက်လုပ်မှာလဲ

နိုင်ငံရေးကဏ္ဍမှာ အထက်ပါ ရှစ်ချက်ကို သဘောမတူနိုင်ခဲ့တာဟာ နိုင်ငံတော်၏ နယ်မြေအပိုင်းအခြားဟူသမျှသည် နိုင်ငံတော်မှ မည်သည့်အခါမှ ခွဲမထွက်ရဆိုတဲ့ အခြေခံမူဝါဒကို ညှိနှိုင်းမရတာကြောင့် ဖြစ်ပါတယ်။

BY Frontier

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Facebook ‘ban’ of anti-Muslim slur sparks outcry

Myanmar netizens were in uproar on Monday after Facebook seemingly banned people from posting the word 'kalar', often used as a slur against Muslims.

BY AFP

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I feel lucky to have come here and had this chance’

At one drug rehabilitation centre in Mogok, support and friendship are helping some beat their addiction.

BY Thomas Kean

Sithu Aung Myint, Opinion

Aung San Suu Kyi amends her stand on constitutional reform

Constitutional reform was once the overriding priority of the National League for Democracy but the party has put the issue on the back burner since it formed government.

BY Sithu Aung Myint

Opinion

Editorial, Opinion

Myanmar’s coup: Two years on but a long fight ahead

Opinion

Myanmar’s mental health crisis needs an inclusive fix

Opinion

How the BURMA Act passed congress

Opinion

From the coup to something called an ‘election’

Doh Athan

Two years since the coup: The sergeant

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Families fear for political prisoners being denied healthcare

Doh Athan

Risking their lives to teach children in conflict zones

Doh Athan

Two years since the coup: The sergeant

Doh Athan

Families fear for political prisoners being denied healthcare

Doh Athan

Risking their lives to teach children in conflict zones

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Volume 6, Issue 18

January 27, 2021

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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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Conflicts deepen between resistance groups in Sagaing

Conflicts deepen between resistance groups in Sagaing

Prison protests: Activists fight on in belly of the beast