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‘Psychological violence’: Nationalist Dhamma schools make a comeback under junta

Buddhist education centres for children and young adults are multiplying across Myanmar, but while they claim to be politically neutral, critics say they teach toxic nationalism and military propaganda.

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‘Psychological violence’: Nationalist Dhamma schools make a comeback under junta

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Sexual violence in the fog of war

As regions like Sagaing plunge deeper into the chaos of Myanmar’s post-coup conflict, cases of sexual violence by both sides are on the rise and victims have few avenues to seek redress.

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Continued instability brings mixed fortunes for rice growers

Widespread conflict has had a devastating impact on paddy farmers in war zones, but the slump in production is driving up prices for farmers in more stable areas, despite new onerous export restrictions.

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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.

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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

Sithu Aung Myint, Opinion

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.

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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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How internal conflict in Shan State has kept it aloof from the Spring Revolution

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The hidden plight of Myanmar’s double minorities

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The UN can no longer play dumb to its manipulation by the Myanmar military

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The empire struck back: Oliver Slow’s ‘Return of the Junta’ reviewed

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The fading hopes of Myanmar’s university students

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Pregnant and displaced: the plight of a migrant worker in Thailand

Doh Athan

The house bringing joy to Myanmar migrants in Thailand

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Junta troops desecrate religious buildings in Magway by using them as barracks

Doh Athan

The fading hopes of Myanmar’s university students

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Pregnant and displaced: the plight of a migrant worker in Thailand

Doh Athan

The house bringing joy to Myanmar migrants in Thailand

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Junta troops desecrate religious buildings in Magway by using them as barracks

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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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