City residents are rejecting junta-appointed “security and rule of law teams” and instead forming parallel local government structures that answer to elected MPs.
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City residents are rejecting junta-appointed “security and rule of law teams” and instead forming parallel local government structures that answer to elected MPs.
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Security forces have deployed tear gas, rubber bullets and stun grenades to dislodge protesters from their home-made barricades, with only limited success.
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Keep tuning in for full coverage from the Frontier team as we report on ongoing demonstrations and strikes across the country against the February 1 coup, and the military government’s response.
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A tentative start is being made in Myanmar to teach children about sexual and reproductive health but overcoming entrenched conservative attitudes is a challenge.
The Kachin Independence Organisation needs to put the interests of the people of Kachin State ahead of its own and sign a bilateral ceasefire with the government.
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The number of quarries in Mon State is quickly increasing and locals say authorities fail to regulate their devastating environmental impact on farmlands.
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Why did EuroCham open a Yangon office? Was it because of the relaxation of sanctions, Myanmar’s promising economy, or a combination of the two?
Frontier speaks investment and trade with Filip Lauwerysen, the newly-appointed executive director of EuroCham Myanmar.
An annual report paints a grim picture of the plight of millions of workers in Myanmar and throughout the Asia-Pacific region forced to toil against their will as victims of modern-day slavery.
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