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The ‘Tumi Revolution’: Protesters fight back in Sagaing Region

Sagaing Region residents equipped with single-shot traditional rifles known as “tumi guns” – and in some cases more modern weaponry – are resisting security forces’ attempts to crush anti-coup protests.

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The ‘Tumi Revolution’: Protesters fight back in Sagaing Region

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‘We will never kneel down’: Protesters change tactics in face of rising death toll

As the military brazenly guns down its own citizens in ever-larger numbers, activists are finding new ways to resist.

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‘Any news from the internet?’: Fear and rumour in villages forced offline

With most internet access cut, one Frontier reporter struggles to keep their Ayeyarwady Region village informed while dictating stories to editors in Yangon by phone.

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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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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.

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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

Affairs

Stalled progress threatens 'shameful' EITI suspension

To the surprise of many, U Thein Sein’s administration announced plans to join the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative in 2012, but progress toward compliance has largely stalled under the NLD-backed government.

BY Thomas Kean

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Student protest leader forms political group

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BY Mratt Kyaw Thu

How the CDM can win

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Podcast: Death in detention

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Podcast: Rescue workers targeted

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Podcast: Displaced again

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Video: Myanmar Youth Speak Out

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Podcast: Death in detention

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Podcast: Rescue workers targeted

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Podcast: Displaced again

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Video: Myanmar Youth Speak Out

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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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