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Conflicts deepen between resistance groups in Sagaing

A spate of clashes between resistance forces has led to calls for a conflict resolution mechanism, with some demanding immediate justice while others say it should wait until after the revolution.

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Conflicts deepen between resistance groups in Sagaing

A spate of clashes between resistance forces has led to calls for a conflict resolution mechanism, with some demanding immediate justice while others say it should wait until after the revolution.

BY Frontier

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Prison protests: Activists fight on in belly of the beast

Political prisoners across Myanmar have continued to express dissent from inside, often with violent consequences, as tensions simmer with prison officials.

BY Frontier

Editorial, Opinion

Myanmar’s coup: Two years on but a long fight ahead

Resistance forces have humiliated coup leader Min Aung Hlaing but victory may require a lengthy struggle, and society must stay resilient in the meantime.

BY Frontier

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Vitriol in cyberspace for celebrities who stayed silent

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Ko Kaung Htet, right, on a reporting trip with the Restoration Council of Shan State in 2016. (Sai Zaw Theik)

Missing in action: Stories of conflict

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Two months on, renewed humanitarian access call in northern Rakhine

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BY Oliver Slow

Affairs, Business, Features

How to boost Myanmar entrepreneurs

There’s huge potential for startups in Myanmar, but entrepreneurs need resilience, determination, passion and financial backing to turn their bright ideas into successful businesses. More government support would help, too.

BY Oliver Slow

Affairs, Features, Culture

It’s like freedom’: Myanmar heavy metal crashes into the open

While underground metal musicians managed to stay out of jails during the junta era, their jarring sound and brooding political lyrics were once publicly silenced.

BY AFP

Affairs, Interview, Business

It’s time for the US to treat Myanmar fairly’

Frontier sits down with Eric Rose, lead director of Herzfeld Rubin Meyer & Rose, the first US law firm established in Myanmar.

BY Peter Janssen

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Fighting for peace in Muse, the KIA shoots itself in the foot

The surprise offensive by the Northern Brotherhood alliance in northern Shan State is a setback for the peace process and the cause of national reconciliation.

BY Sithu Aung Myint

Opinion

Learning lessons, and looking for bright spots, after the US election

Four Myanmar women recently travelled to the US to witness the historic election there, and despite many criticisms of the campaign, still found many positives to be taken from the country’s political system.

BY Mindy Walker

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Daylight truck ban begins in Yangon, snarls Strand Rd traffic for 5 hours

A decision by the Yangon regional government to ban heavy trucks from the city’s streets during the day was blamed for a massive traffic jam on Strand Road yesterday.

BY Frontier

Affairs, Features

In northern Shan State, husbands and sons disappear

IDP camp residents say abductions and forced recruitment are increasing as the war between the Tatmadaw and ethnic armed groups grinds on.

BY Andrew Nachemson

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MPs lambast Yangon Region budget bill

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BY Su Myat Mon & Frontier

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Editorial, Opinion

Myanmar’s coup: Two years on but a long fight ahead

Opinion

Myanmar’s mental health crisis needs an inclusive fix

Opinion

How the BURMA Act passed congress

Opinion

From the coup to something called an ‘election’

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Two years since the coup: The sergeant

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Forced out by fire

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Families fear for political prisoners being denied healthcare

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Risking their lives to teach children in conflict zones

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Two years since the coup: The sergeant

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Forced out by fire

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Families fear for political prisoners being denied healthcare

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Risking their lives to teach children in conflict zones

Latest Issue

Volume 6, Issue 18

January 27, 2021

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Editorial, Opinion

Myanmar enters 2021 with more friends than foes

The early delivery of vaccines is one of the many boons of the country’s geopolitics, but to really take advantage, Myanmar must bury the legacy of its isolationist past.

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Will the Kayin BGF go quietly?

The Kayin State Border Guard Force has come under intense pressure from the Tatmadaw over its extensive, controversial business interests and there’s concern the ultimatum could trigger fresh hostilities in one of the country’s most war-torn areas.

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