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Chinese base or wild rumour? The Coco Islands mystery

Recent construction on militarised islands off Myanmar has sent the media into a tizzy, but despite rampant speculation, experts say it’s unlikely China is behind it, though India may still have cause for concern.

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Chinese base or wild rumour? The Coco Islands mystery

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‘People trust the AA’: Aid restrictions backfire on the regime

Following the devastation of Cyclone Mocha, the Arakan Army says it will work with the military regime to help people in Rakhine, but that cooperative spirit appears to be one-sided, with the junta still facing accusations of holding up aid for political purposes.

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A day in the life of a Shwe Kokko scammer

Many workers brought to criminal hubs in Southeast Asia have no idea what they’re getting themselves into, but some are seeking a payday despite the risks. Frontier spoke to two workers – one in online gambling the other in online scams – about their daily lives, working conditions and what brought them to Shwe Kokko.

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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)

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Ma Ba Tha leaders mock Sangha committee ban

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BY Mratt Kyaw Thu

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မဟန၏ ဆုံးဖြတ်ချက်များကို မဘသ ပြင်းပြင်းထန်ထန် တုံ့ပြန်

အမျိုးဘာသာ၊ သာသနာစောင့်ရှောက်ရေးအဖွဲ့ (မဘသ) ကို ဖျက်သိမ်းရမည့် ဆုံးဖြတ်ချက် အပါအဝင် နိုင်ငံတော်သံဃမဟာနာယက (မဟန) ၏ ဆုံးဖြတ်ချက်များကို မဘသအဖွဲ့က ၎င်းတို့၏ လေးနှစ်မြောက်တွေ့ဆုံပွဲတွင် ပြင်းပြင်းထန်ထန် တုံ့ပြန်ရှုံ့ချလိုက်သည်။

BY Mratt Kyaw Thu

Opinion

Tackling the media’s overlooked gender bias

News organisations in Myanmar continue to ignore women’s voices in their reporting – something that only perpetuates exclusion from the public sphere.

BY Fiona MacGregor

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ICRC chief: ‘Granting access is in the interests of the government and armed forces’

Frontier talks humanitarian access with Peter Maurer, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross.

BY Jared Downing

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ICRC chief: 'Granting access is in the interests of the government and armed forces'

The International Committee of the Red Cross works to provide relief to people within conflict zones. During a recent visit to tour ICRC projects and meet Myanmar officials, committee president Peter Maurer sat down for an interview with Frontier’s Jared Downing and reporters from several other outlets.

BY Jared Downing

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Disaster resilience innovations, policy on agenda at aid and development summit

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BY Frontier & Frontier

Opinion

Tackling the media's overlooked gender bias

News organisations in Myanmar continue to ignore women’s voices in their reporting – something that only perpetuates exclusion from the public sphere.

BY Fiona MacGregor

Editorial, Opinion

When all you have is a hammer…

The application of unjust laws against the provocative activities of nationalist activists undermines the case against them.

BY Frontier

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Myanmar to deport Turkish family amid crackdown fears

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

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The hidden plight of Myanmar’s double minorities

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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

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Northern Shan IDPs are forced to return ‘home’ with no assistance

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No respite from heat for Yangon’s factory workers

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The fading hopes of Myanmar’s university students

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

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Northern Shan IDPs are forced to return ‘home’ with no assistance

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No respite from heat for Yangon’s factory workers

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The fading hopes of Myanmar’s university students

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

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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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