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As COVID-19 surges, prices of medical goods follow suit

Rising demand, border closures and a depreciating kyat have sent prices of medicines soaring – and now pharmacies are closing as staff become infected with COVID-19.

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As COVID-19 surges, prices of medical goods follow suit

Rising demand, border closures and a depreciating kyat have sent prices of medicines soaring – and now pharmacies are closing as staff become infected with COVID-19.

BY Frontier

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The NUG’s Rohingya policy: ‘Campaign statement’ or genuine reform?

The National Unity Government’s plan to end discrimination against the Rohingya and replace the 1982 Citizenship Law could face opposition from among its own supporters – if the parallel government gets the chance to implement it.

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‘A threat to the revolution’: Pyusawhti returns to post-coup Myanmar

A network of hardline, pro-military groups known as Pyusawhti is doing its best to spread terror among the population as it fights a dirty war against the democratic forces resisting the coup.

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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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Thai delegation to visit for talks on expanding trade, investment

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BY Frontier & Frontier

Affairs, Features

Questioning the official line on Rakhine

The government’s blanket rejection of abuse allegations in Maungdaw and refusal to conduct a serious investigation may be popular in Myanmar, but will make it harder to address the issues underpinning the insurgency.

BY Oliver Slow

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LGBT beauty queen behind bars after actress files defamation suit

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BY Kyaw Phone Kyaw

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“ကလေးတွေ ပညာသင်ခွင့်ရဖို့ ကျွန်မတို့ ကြိုးစားတယ်” မစ္စ ဖရန်ဆက်စ်ကွန်

ရန်ကုန်မြို့၊ ချတ်ထရီယမ် ဟိုတယ်မှာ နိုဝင်ဘာလ ၂၂ ရက်မှာ ကျင်းပတဲ့ Music for Myanmar ရန်ပုံငွေပွဲကို Link for Aid ပရဟိတအဖွဲ့က စီစဉ်ကျင်းပတာဖြစ်ပြီး ယင်းပရဟိတအဖွဲ့ တည်ထောင်သူ ခရီးသွားစာရေးဆရာမ မစ္စ ပါမီလာ မက်ကုတ် ဖရန်ဆက်စ်ကွန် Pamela

BY Frontier

Affairs, Interview, Culture

ကလေးတွေ ပညာသင်ခွင့်ရဖို့ ကျွန်မတို့ ကြိုးစားတယ် မစ္စ ဖရန်ဆက်စ်ကွန်

BY Frontier

Photo Essays, Features

Bridging the divide in Bilu Kyun

A bridge being built across the Thanlwin River at Mawlamyine will bring positive change to scenic, rural Bilu Kyun but some residents worry about the possible negative impact of development on the environment.

BY Hein Ko Soe

Bizfeed, Business

Out with the old as Myanmar restricts used car imports

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BY AFP

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More than 4 million Myanmar people living abroad: UNFPA

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BY Oliver Slow

Affairs, Features

‘Smiling’ Irrawaddy dolphins on brink of extinction

Loved for generations for corralling the catch into fishermen's nets, Irrawaddy dolphins are being killed in record numbers in recent years.

BY AFP

Opinion

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The emerging alternatives to ‘military slave education’

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Tiananmen and the Tatmadaw: Killing their own people

Opinion

The NUG must commit to human rights for all Myanmar’s people

Business, Opinion

A crisis of confidence looms over Myanmar’s banks

Doh Athan

Podcast: COVID crisis in Kalay

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Video: Below the poverty line

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Podcast: Locals battle military for land compensation in Mon State

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Podcast: Water shortages hit Magway villages

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Podcast: COVID crisis in Kalay

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Video: Below the poverty line

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Podcast: Locals battle military for land compensation in Mon State

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Podcast: Water shortages hit Magway villages

Latest Issue

Volume 6, Issue 18

January 27, 2021

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Editorial, Opinion

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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