In Sagaing Region, local people linked to resistance groups risk death to document the conflict, providing media outlets with a vital – if inevitably partisan – source of information from the ground.
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In Sagaing Region, local people linked to resistance groups risk death to document the conflict, providing media outlets with a vital – if inevitably partisan – source of information from the ground.
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In the aftermath of the coup, many elephants were abandoned when their civil servant handlers went on strike. But in one of Myanmar's largest national parks, the revolution is also a reunion.
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If Myanmar is to provide decent employment for all and cut poverty, the many barriers to setting up and growing a business need to be addressed.
BY Thomas Kring
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Frontier sits down with Dr Thant Myint-U, founding chairman of the Yangon Heritage Trust.
BY Thomas Kean
Five years ago, a group of architects, historians, businesspeople and others banded together to form the Yangon Heritage Trust in a last-ditch attempt to preserve Yangon’s unique character. While the initial aim was to save the city’s heritage buildings, which were in danger of being torn down, the group’s focus has since expanded to broader questions of urban development.
BY Thomas Kean
The centuries-old informal money transfer system known as hundi is built on trust, rapport and friendship. It’s still thriving in Myanmar, though it might be a drain on the official economy.
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The naming of a former Tatmadaw officer as a key suspect in the death of Ko Ni has left many despairing that those responsible for the murder will never face justice.
Months after a report on abuses and corruption in prison labour camps prompted calls for reforms and investigations, little has changed.
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