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Logged out: Conflict drives deforestation in Bago mountains

The teak trees of the Bago Yoma mountain range have long been a target for illegal logging, but the practice has intensified amid the post-coup chaos, with the involvement of both junta and resistance forces.

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Logged out: Conflict drives deforestation in Bago mountains

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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.

BY Frontier

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

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Friends mourn 'irreplaceable loss' of U Ko Ni

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BY Kyaw Phone Kyaw

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Foreign fraud suspects wait for justice

A Briton and three Indian nationals arrested two years ago on suspicion of making fraudulent ATM withdrawals have had hundreds of court appearances in a case some describe as “an injustice”.

BY Htun Khaing

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Thousands attend Ko Ni's funeral

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UN to administer $5.5m deforestation plan

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BY Nyan Hlaing Lynn

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A new space for Yangon artists? Let's learn from past mistakes

The plan to open up a section of Yangon’s industrial riverside area is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to support the country’s long-neglected artistic community.

BY Nathalie Johnston

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Thousands attend Ko Ni’s funeral

Tens of thousands of people, including political figures and religious leaders, attended the funeral in Yangon's northern outskirts.

BY Frontier

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Friends mourn ‘irreplaceable loss’ of U Ko Ni

Family and friends are in mourning after the assassination of prominent lawyer U Ko Ni outside Yangon International Airport on Sunday evening, moments after returning from a trip abroad.

BY Kyaw Phone Kyaw

Opinion

A new space for Yangon artists? Let’s learn from past mistakes

The plan to open up a section of Yangon’s industrial riverside area is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to support the country’s long-neglected artistic community.

BY Nathalie Johnston

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NLD lawyer killed at Yangon airport

U Ko Ni was shot dead at Yangon Airport after returning from a trip abroad.

BY Kyaw Phone Kyaw

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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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