The most likely outcome of the economic turmoil triggered by the coup is a period of slow economic growth and joblessness, even as inflation rises and the value of the kyat continues to slide against the US dollar.
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The most likely outcome of the economic turmoil triggered by the coup is a period of slow economic growth and joblessness, even as inflation rises and the value of the kyat continues to slide against the US dollar.
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An escalation in fighting between the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army and the Tatmadaw near the town of Mong Ko on the China border has emptied villages, while inflaming longstanding tensions over who controls the area.
As military repression ramps up, some trade unions and activists are calling on brands to boycott Myanmar’s garment sector – but not everyone believes the campaign will hit its intended target.
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Whatever the intent, the circumstances surrounding the death of U Ko Ni will inevitably contribute to a new climate of fear.
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As tens of thousands gathered for the funeral of NLD legal adviser U Ko Ni, Frontier examines his contribution to democracy, and his legacy.
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A high school in Sittwe has nearly 4,000 Muslim students and a Rakhine Buddhist headmaster who believes that all children have the right to an education.
Reports focused on the activities of the powerful were a regular feature of state-run media under junta rule, and there is disappointment that little seems to have changed under the National League for Democracy.
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A Briton and three Indian nationals arrested two years ago on suspicion of making fraudulent ATM withdrawals have had hundreds of court appearances in a case some describe as “an injustice”.
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