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‘We have nothing to rely on but Allah’: Meiktila’s Muslims see little hope in election

Seven years after Buddhist mobs burned down mosques and slaughtered dozens of children at an Islamic school, hundreds of Muslims remain displaced and they say the NLD government has done little to help heal or rebuild since.

BY Swe Lei Mon

News Feed, News, Features

‘We have nothing to rely on but Allah’: Meiktila’s Muslims see little hope in election

BY Swe Lei Mon

News Feed, 2020 Election, Breaking News, News

Hard talk or hate speech? Outlet spreads disinformation and bigotry under guise of political commentary

The Myanmar Hard Talk Facebook page took advantage of the grey area between outright disinformation and legitimate political commentary to spread a nationalist, pro-military agenda.

BY Andrew Nachemson, Phone Htet Naung & Banyar Kyaw

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Change brings uncertainty for state media

State-run newspapers have spent most of the last 25 years excoriating or ignoring Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. Can they survive an NLD government?

BY Joshua Carroll & Mratt Kyaw Thu

Interview, Business

Pizza Hut chief: ‘We believe that the time is right’

Vipul Chawla, the managing director of Pizza Hut Restaurants Asia Pte Ltd, discusses the fast food giant's Myanmar debut.

BY Oliver Slow

News Feed

ဒေါ်အောင်ဆန်းစုကြည်အား ဦးအောင်မင်း လာရောက်တွေ့ဆုံ

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Parliament asks government to explain jade mining conditions

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BY Soe Than Lynn

Bizfeed, Business

KBZ Group vows to cooperate with watchdog organisations

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BY Kyaw Phone Kyaw

Affairs, Features

A question of trust: Myanmar’s shadowy world of digital surveillance

People in Myanmar are more connected than ever and, with a record behind every call and text, easier than ever to track.

BY James Coe

News Feed

New MPs must submit biographies for 'Hluttaw history'

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BY Soe Than Lynn

Business, Features

Private equity? Take your time!

Private equity funds are having a hard time finding suitable investments in Myanmar.

BY Peter Janssen

Opinion

2020 Election, News, Opinion

The NLD needs to re-think its assumptions about land

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What Kyaw Myint’s downfall tells us about doing business in Myanmar

News Feed, Backpage, Opinion

Fever dream: inside a Yangon fever clinic at the epicentre of the pandemic

News Feed, 2020 Election, Opinion

Political violence a threat to Myanmar’s election

Doh Athan

Podcast: rape and domestic violence rise amid the pandemic

Doh Athan

Podcast: Chin State communities afraid to vote

Doh Athan

Podcast: Tamu man says he and grandson beaten, tortured by police

Doh Athan

Podcast: COVID Confusion

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Volume 6, Issue 12

October 22, 2020

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News Feed, Editorial, News, Opinion

What Kyaw Myint’s downfall tells us about doing business in Myanmar

Kyaw Myint is just the tiniest tip of a very large iceberg of criminal activity in Myanmar’s business community, but as long as you steer clear of politics you’re unlikely to get caught.

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Myths, militias and the destruction of Loi Sam Sip

Activists in northern Shan State have been fighting for years to protect a culturally and environmentally important mountain range but face opposition from Tatmadaw-aligned militias – and a company linked to the speaker of Myanmar’s national parliament.

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‘We have nothing to rely on but Allah’: Meiktila’s Muslims see little hope in election

‘We have nothing to rely on but Allah’: Meiktila’s Muslims see little hope in election

Hard talk or hate speech? Outlet spreads disinformation and bigotry under guise of political commentary

Highlights

Nimble poll watchers adapt to COVID-19 restrictions

Tanintharyi Region’s boring election

Fighting the power? Myanmar hip hop loses its political voice

The scramble for solar: Inside 2020’s most controversial tender

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Change brings uncertainty for state media

Pizza Hut chief: ‘We believe that the time is right’

ဒေါ်အောင်ဆန်းစုကြည်အား ဦးအောင်မင်း လာရောက်တွေ့ဆုံ

Parliament asks government to explain jade mining conditions

KBZ Group vows to cooperate with watchdog organisations

A question of trust: Myanmar's shadowy world of digital surveillance

A question of trust: Myanmar’s shadowy world of digital surveillance

New MPs must submit biographies for 'Hluttaw history'

Private equity? Take your time!

Opinion

The NLD needs to re-think its assumptions about land

What Kyaw Myint’s downfall tells us about doing business in Myanmar

Fever dream: inside a Yangon fever clinic at the epicentre of the pandemic

Political violence a threat to Myanmar’s election

Doh Athan

Podcast: rape and domestic violence rise amid the pandemic

Podcast: Chin State communities afraid to vote

Podcast: Tamu man says he and grandson beaten, tortured by police

Podcast: COVID Confusion

Latest Issue

Volume 6, Issue 12

What Kyaw Myint’s downfall tells us about doing business in Myanmar

Myths, militias and the destruction of Loi Sam Sip

Highlights

Consider being a Frontier Member.

Opinion

Doh Athan

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What Kyaw Myint’s downfall tells us about doing business in Myanmar

Myths, militias and the destruction of Loi Sam Sip

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