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The Tatmadaw is keeping families in the dark about their loved ones’ remains

As junta forces increasingly refuse to return the bodies of those they've slain, the pain of grieving families is being exacerbated by uncertainty.

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The Tatmadaw is keeping families in the dark about their loved ones’ remains

As junta forces increasingly refuse to return the bodies of those they've slain, the pain of grieving families is being exacerbated by uncertainty.

BY Frontier

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Coup hangover: How Myanmar’s national brew went stale overnight

A boycott launched in the wake of the February 1 coup has caused sales of Myanmar Beer to plummet – and may even have wiped US$1 billion off the value of its military-linked parent company.

BY Frontier

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The ‘Tumi Revolution’: Protesters fight back in Sagaing Region

Sagaing Region residents equipped with single-shot traditional rifles known as “tumi guns” – and in some cases more modern weaponry – are resisting security forces’ attempts to crush anti-coup protests.

BY Frontier

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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

Affairs, Features, Culture

It’s like freedom’: Myanmar heavy metal crashes into the open

While underground metal musicians managed to stay out of jails during the junta era, their jarring sound and brooding political lyrics were once publicly silenced.

BY AFP

Affairs, Interview, Business

It’s time for the US to treat Myanmar fairly’

Frontier sits down with Eric Rose, lead director of Herzfeld Rubin Meyer & Rose, the first US law firm established in Myanmar.

BY Peter Janssen

Sithu Aung Myint, Opinion

Fighting for peace in Muse, the KIA shoots itself in the foot

The surprise offensive by the Northern Brotherhood alliance in northern Shan State is a setback for the peace process and the cause of national reconciliation.

BY Sithu Aung Myint

News Feed, News

MPs lambast Yangon Region budget bill

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BY Su Myat Mon & Frontier

Opinion

Learning lessons, and looking for bright spots, after the US election

Four Myanmar women recently travelled to the US to witness the historic election there, and despite many criticisms of the campaign, still found many positives to be taken from the country’s political system.

BY Mindy Walker

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Daylight truck ban begins in Yangon, snarls Strand Rd traffic for 5 hours

A decision by the Yangon regional government to ban heavy trucks from the city’s streets during the day was blamed for a massive traffic jam on Strand Road yesterday.

BY Frontier

Affairs, Features

In northern Shan State, husbands and sons disappear

IDP camp residents say abductions and forced recruitment are increasing as the war between the Tatmadaw and ethnic armed groups grinds on.

BY Clare Hammond

Editorial, Opinion

Still searching for peace

There is a way for the State Counsellor to end the impasse that has led to yet more armed clashes in Myanmar's north.

BY Frontier & Frontier

Affairs, Features

Maungdaw: A Muslim perspective

The Muslim community outside Rakhine State has reacted with understandable concern over recent events in Maungdaw, but many discount government claims of 'terrorist' involvement.

BY Mratt Kyaw Thu

How the CDM can win

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Podcast: Death in detention

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Podcast: Rescue workers targeted

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Podcast: Displaced again

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Video: Myanmar Youth Speak Out

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Podcast: Death in detention

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Podcast: Rescue workers targeted

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Podcast: Displaced again

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Video: Myanmar Youth Speak Out

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.

News Feed, News

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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