Mobile money agents and informal brokers have been meeting the demand for cash at a time when banks are severely limiting withdrawals, but some accuse them of profiteering by charging steep fees.
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Mobile money agents and informal brokers have been meeting the demand for cash at a time when banks are severely limiting withdrawals, but some accuse them of profiteering by charging steep fees.
BY Frontier
When the killing of defiant protesters began in Myanmar earlier this year, it prompted an evacuee from Beijing after Tiananmen to recall a sign in a Hong Kong jewellery shop 32 years ago.
Many who continue to work under the junta oppose the coup but are kept in their jobs by fear, family obligations and a belief they can do more good within the system than out on strike.
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BY Hein Ko Soe
Media freedom has improved significantly in Myanmar since 2011 but journalists working here still face many threats.
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Police on Tuesday said they had arrested three people over the murder of journalist Soe Moe Tun, known for his investigations into illegal logging and brothels.
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The amount of green space has shrunk in Yangon as a result of deals between the former regional government and businesses – but the full details of these contracts remain hidden from the public.
BY Htun Khaing
Frontier takes a look at some of the figures who have had the biggest impact on the country – for better or worse – over the past 12 months.
လူမှုအဖွဲ့အစည်း ခရီးသွားလုပ်ငန်းများသည် ဒေသတွင်း လူ့အဖွဲ့အစည်းအတွက် အကျိုးဖြစ်ထွန်းစေလျှက် ရှိသော်လည်း နိုင်ငံအဆင့် မူဝါဒများကြောင့် အသေးစား လုပ်ငန်းများ ဝင်ရောက် လုပ်ကိုင်မှုတွင် အတားအဆီးများ ရှိနေသေးသည်။
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