Regime authorities appear to be increasingly abducting young men on the street or during household inspections to boost the number of military conscripts, while families and activists say bribes are no longer enough to free them.
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Regime authorities appear to be increasingly abducting young men on the street or during household inspections to boost the number of military conscripts, while families and activists say bribes are no longer enough to free them.
BY Frontier
Myanmar’s military regime has tried to recruit comedians in its propaganda war, but while some performers have chosen to serve the generals, many more are using their wit for the revolution.
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An amnesty scheme for undocumented migrants in Thailand offers hope for many Myanmar workers operating in the shadows, but the costs are high, and migrants then face burdensome tax demands from the Myanmar junta.
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BY Su Myat Mon
The arguments being advanced against the UN fact-finding mission to Myanmar lack weight and credibility.
BY Khin Zaw Win
ရန်ကုန်မြစ်ကြောင်းအသုံးပြုကာ ခရီးသည်ပို့ဆောင်ပေးမည့် Water Taxi ပြေးဆွဲမှုကို လာမည့် ဇွန်လတွင် စတင်သွားနိုင်ရန် စီစဉ်ထားသည်ဟု Water Taxi ပြေးဆွဲရန် တင်ဒါအောင်မြင်ထားသည့် ကုမ္ပဏီမှ တာဝန်ရှိသူက ပြောကြားသည်။
BY Su Myat Mon
The five companies recently awarded free-to-air television licences will double the number of broadcasters fighting for advertising revenue in what is already a highly competitive market.
A Frontier reporter takes a long-awaited holiday for Thingyan but his hopes of a few relaxing days at the beach are dashed by the arrival of the first cyclone of the season.
Alleged links to ‘terrorist organisations’ prompted the Ministry of Education to file a case against the international school for not having a licence, even though it is not eligible for a school licence under Myanmar law.
BY Hein Ko Soe
Outdated infrastructure and increased urbanisation are placing a huge burden on water supplies for the commercial capital.
BY Hein Ko Soe
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