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‘They don’t represent us’: Rohingya armed groups wreak havoc in Rakhine

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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‘They don’t represent us’: Rohingya armed groups wreak havoc in Rakhine

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Q&A: Explaining Myanmar’s private security law

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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Striking oil: Magway Region’s resource wealth draws junta fire

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

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မွန်လွှတ်တော် ဒုဥက္ကဋ္ဌကို တာဝန်မှ ရုပ်သိမ်းရန်စီစဉ်နေဟု သတင်းထွက်ပေါ်

ဗိုလ်ချုပ်အောင်ဆန်းတံတားအမည်ပေးမှုကို ကန့်ကွက်ရာမှာ ဦးဆောင်ပါဝင်ခဲ့တဲ့ မွန်ဒေသလုံးဆိုင်ရာ ဒီမိုကရေစီအဖွဲ့ချုပ်ပါတီဝင် မွန်ပြည်နယ် လွှတ်တော် ဒုတိယဥက္ကဋ္ဌကို တာဝန်ကနေ ရုပ်သိမ်းဖို့ စီစဉ်နေတယ်ဆိုတဲ့ သတင်းတွေ ထွက်ပေါ်နေပါတယ်။

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Top of the class at Yangon’s international schools

Despite soaring fees, enrolments are growing at Yangon’s international schools as parents seek a pathway to a prestigious foreign university for their children.

BY Charlotte Rose

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Elephants find a haven from poachers

A conservation camp for elephants who lost their jobs because of a logging ban in the Bago ranges has become a refuge for two young calves left motherless by poachers and disease.

BY Zon Pann Pwint

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Fresh protests in Rakhine over citizenship verification

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BY Su Myat Mon

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I want my family to eat’: The children fuelling Myanmar’s economic boom

With one in five kids aged 10-17 in work, Myanmar is one of the worst countries in the world for child labour.

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Affairs, Interview

It is my job to expand Ireland’s footprint in Myanmar’

Ambassador Brendan Rogers speaks to Frontier about his time as Ireland's envoy to Myanmar and this week's St. Patrick's Day celebrations.

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Affairs, Interview

'It is my job to expand Ireland’s footprint in Myanmar'

After a long career in Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs, Mr Brendan Rogers took up the post of ambassador to Thailand and Myanmar in 2014, presenting his credentials to President U Htin Kyaw in April 2016.

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Photo Essays, Features

Risks up high for construction workers

As Myanmar experiences a construction boom, those who are building the country’s new structures have few protections if something goes wrong.

BY Nyein Su Wai Kyaw Soe

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'I want my family to eat': The children fuelling Myanmar's economic boom

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Volume 6, Issue 18

January 27, 2021

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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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