Some powerful ethnic armed groups are increasingly throwing their weight behind Myanmar’s pro-democracy movement, seemingly defying China and other allies to take on the military.
BY Sam Foot
Some powerful ethnic armed groups are increasingly throwing their weight behind Myanmar’s pro-democracy movement, seemingly defying China and other allies to take on the military.
BY Sam Foot
Trade between the once-thriving border towns of Muse and Ruili is restarting after nearly three years, but remains restricted to a trickle of trucks, with Myanmar wary of the COVID-19 surge in China.
BY Frontier
The regime's sudden decision has hobbled Myanmar citizens seeking better lives overseas and risks depriving migrant workers of legal protections, with rights groups suspecting a ploy to target dissidents.
BY Frontier
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A sharp tongue has made NLD spokesperson U Win Htein one of the most controversial members of the ruling party but criticism of the former military officer is like water off a duck’s back.
BY Frontier
Blunt views and a sharp tongue have helped to make NLD spokesperson U Win Htein one of the most controversial members of the ruling party but criticism of the former military officer, businessman and political prisoner is like water off a duck’s back.
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BY Thomas Kean
The realm of the king of the Konyak Naga covers 40 villages in Myanmar and India and the border runs through the middle of the home where he grants interviews beside a traditional hearth.
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BY AFP
Powerful vested interests were challenged when the NLD-led regional government introduced Yangon’s new bus service and the political significance of the move should not be underestimated.
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