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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

Sithu Aung Myint, Opinion

Could Min Aung Hlaing’s retirement break the political deadlock?

With the Tatmadaw chief reaching retirement age this year, some speculate that a fresh face could achieve a détente with the NLD – but the appointment process itself could hold the key to better civil-military relations.

BY Sithu Aung Myint

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

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

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FMI reports strong revenue, profit growth

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BY Frontier & Frontier

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Aung San Suu Kyi vows 'reconciliation' amid Rakhine crisis

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BY AFP

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Aung San Suu Kyi vows ‘reconciliation’ amid Rakhine crisis

State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi vowed in Singapore to work for "peace and national reconciliation" amid mounting international condemnation of a bloody army crackdown in Rakhine State.

BY AFP

Photo Essays, Features

Struggle and toil in Yangon’s industrial zones

Times are hard for many residents of industrial areas in Yangon, especially for those without permanent jobs who have to rely on loan sharks to make ends meet.

BY Su Myat Mon

Interview, Culture

Link for Aid founder: 'We try to give the children access to learning'

Could you talk about the work you do with Link for Aid and your involvement in Myanmar?

BY Frontier

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Street vendors incensed by night market exclusion

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BY Su Myat Mon

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Malaysia PM to attend rally condemning Rakhine violence

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BY AFP

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Pilot project seeks to apply virtual reality to education

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BY Su Myat Mon

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The new companies law: creating better conditions for business

A draft law to replace the century-old Myanmar Companies Act will improve transparency and ease the burden on small and medium enterprises.

BY Aung Naing Oo & Winfried Wicklein

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

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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.

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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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