A split in the Tatmadaw has been unlikely since its founding in 1962, but a steady increase in defections and desertions since the coup amid plunging morale has some questioning whether unity can be maintained within the nation’s most powerful institution.
BY Ye Myo Hein
A split in the Tatmadaw has been unlikely since its founding in 1962, but a steady increase in defections and desertions since the coup amid plunging morale has some questioning whether unity can be maintained within the nation’s most powerful institution.
BY Ye Myo Hein
Since being banned from Facebook, some of the most prominent spreaders of hate speech and disinformation have moved to Telegram, and fact-checkers say the messaging app is doing little to regulate its platform.
Some factory owners have been accused of exploiting and failing to protect their employees during the latest COVID-19 outbreak, and with unions lying low since the coup, workers are unable to seek redress.
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In rural Kayin State, residents are uniting against a military-owned corporation’s plan to expand cement production using coal power.
BY Su Myat Mon
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The managing director of City Mart Holding says the government needs to adjust its policies on finance, trade, real estate and business regulation to attract the sort of investors who can bring benefits to Myanmar's economy.
BY Win Win Tint
A renowned author is pioneering inclusive tourism within the Kayan community of remote Kayah State through an internationally funded project.
BY Tiffany Teng
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Myanmar Investment Commission secretary U Aung Naing Oo speaks to Frontier about the new Investment Law and the outlook for foreign investors.
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First-hand accounts of criminal acts spread on social media are fuelling perceptions of a crime epidemic, even though police say crime has not markedly increased.
BY Htun Khaing
Myanmar Investment Commission secretary U Aung Naing Oo speaks to Frontier about the new Investment Law and the outlook for foreign investors.
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