The return of Rohingya militants to the state in recent years to fight the Arakan Army has led to a string of alleged abuses against civilians, and has imperilled relations with the Rakhine community.
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The return of Rohingya militants to the state in recent years to fight the Arakan Army has led to a string of alleged abuses against civilians, and has imperilled relations with the Rakhine community.
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Responsible business advocate Vicky Bowman talks to Frontier about the motives and risks of a new law issued by the junta for private security services.
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An escalation of airstrikes on two Magway townships this year has hindered work at small-scale oil wells, which support the local economy and help fund the resistance, and sparked a race to build bomb shelters.
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Improved access to the internet has helped breed a new generation of BMX riders in Myanmar – but a stumbling block many of them face is getting permission from their parents.
The number of people who voted in the April 1 by-election fell significantly from 2015, and there are calls for more to be done to drum up interest ahead of the 2020 national poll.
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A short guide to the events, politics and legacy of Burma’s decades under British India.
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The largest monastic school in the country has more than 9,000 students, and while the curriculum is the same as the state sector, the approach is vastly different.
BY Oliver Slow
The fatal poisoning of Kim Jong-un's half-brother in Malaysia in February came more than 30 years after Pyongyang sent assassins to Yangon to try to kill the South Korean president.
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