People displaced in northern Shan State are hoping that the November 8 election will be their last in the camps they would rather not be calling home.
BY Hein Thar
People displaced in northern Shan State are hoping that the November 8 election will be their last in the camps they would rather not be calling home.
BY Hein Thar
As COVID-19 cases mount in Yangon, the government has ordered townships to open quarantine centres but is not providing any financial support.
If the government really wants to introduce a fair framework for defamation, it needs to overhaul or replace all six related laws.
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Small parties have despaired over media attention given to ‘soft campaign’ flood relief activities by the Union Solidarity and Development Party and the National League for Democracy.
In 2012, the Tatmadaw committed to releasing all remaining child soldiers from its ranks. Three years on, it hasn't.
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At the mercy of the weather and in need of more government support, the farmers at the backbone of a rice export recovery are hoping for better times.
At the mercy of the weather and in need of more government support, the Myanmar farmers at the backbone of a rice export recovery are hoping for better times.
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Frontier speaks to Christina Win, owner of Yangon Green Furniture.
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