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The currency crisis, and why we should brace for stagflation

The most likely outcome of the economic turmoil triggered by the coup is a period of slow economic growth and joblessness, even as inflation rises and the value of the kyat continues to slide against the US dollar.

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The currency crisis, and why we should brace for stagflation

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Fresh clashes in northern Shan open old wounds and displace thousands

An escalation in fighting between the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army and the Tatmadaw near the town of Mong Ko on the China border has emptied villages, while inflaming longstanding tensions over who controls the area.

BY Jaw Tu Hkawng, Jauman Naw & Emily Fishbein

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Garment workers face a fresh threat: a boycott

As military repression ramps up, some trade unions and activists are calling on brands to boycott Myanmar’s garment sector – but not everyone believes the campaign will hit its intended target.

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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Commission members called us liars, say Rohingya in Bangladesh

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မွန်လွှတ်တော် ဒုဥက္ကဋ္ဌကို တာဝန်မှ ရုပ်သိမ်းရန်စီစဉ်နေဟု သတင်းထွက်ပေါ်

ဗိုလ်ချုပ်အောင်ဆန်းတံတားအမည်ပေးမှုကို ကန့်ကွက်ရာမှာ ဦးဆောင်ပါဝင်ခဲ့တဲ့ မွန်ဒေသလုံးဆိုင်ရာ ဒီမိုကရေစီအဖွဲ့ချုပ်ပါတီဝင် မွန်ပြည်နယ် လွှတ်တော် ဒုတိယဥက္ကဋ္ဌကို တာဝန်ကနေ ရုပ်သိမ်းဖို့ စီစဉ်နေတယ်ဆိုတဲ့ သတင်းတွေ ထွက်ပေါ်နေပါတယ်။

BY Frontier

Affairs, Features

Top of the class at Yangon’s international schools

Despite soaring fees, enrolments are growing at Yangon’s international schools as parents seek a pathway to a prestigious foreign university for their children.

BY Charlotte Rose

Affairs, Features

The disease of ‘everything else’

Non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, cancer and alcoholism cause the most death and suffering in Myanmar, but with causes as numerous as they are complex, it requires more than doctors to treat them.

BY Jared Downing

Affairs, Features, Culture

Elephants find a haven from poachers

A conservation camp for elephants who lost their jobs because of a logging ban in the Bago ranges has become a refuge for two young calves left motherless by poachers and disease.

BY Zon Pann Pwint

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Fresh protests in Rakhine over citizenship verification

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BY Su Myat Mon

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I want my family to eat’: The children fuelling Myanmar’s economic boom

With one in five kids aged 10-17 in work, Myanmar is one of the worst countries in the world for child labour.

BY AFP

Affairs, Interview

It is my job to expand Ireland’s footprint in Myanmar’

Ambassador Brendan Rogers speaks to Frontier about his time as Ireland's envoy to Myanmar and this week's St. Patrick's Day celebrations.

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Affairs, Interview

'It is my job to expand Ireland’s footprint in Myanmar'

After a long career in Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs, Mr Brendan Rogers took up the post of ambassador to Thailand and Myanmar in 2014, presenting his credentials to President U Htin Kyaw in April 2016.

BY Frontier

Opinion

The currency crisis, and why we should brace for stagflation

News, Business, Opinion

The economics behind Min Aung Hlaing’s grand delusions

Opinion

Finding fault lines within the Tatmadaw

Opinion

Myanmar: Failed State or failed nation?

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Podcast: Military accused of using human shields in conflict areas

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Video: Myanmar’s disabled fight COVID-19

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Video: Medical volunteers on the frontlines

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Podcast: Military accused of multiple massacres in Sagaing

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Podcast: Military accused of using human shields in conflict areas

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Video: Myanmar’s disabled fight COVID-19

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Video: Medical volunteers on the frontlines

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Podcast: Military accused of multiple massacres in Sagaing

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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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