Myanmar is steeped in trauma from past and present conflict and dictatorial rule – but with the breakdown of already meagre public health infrastructure since the 2021 coup, communities themselves are acquiring the tools to tackle the mental toll.
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Myanmar is steeped in trauma from past and present conflict and dictatorial rule – but with the breakdown of already meagre public health infrastructure since the 2021 coup, communities themselves are acquiring the tools to tackle the mental toll.
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The Kachin Independence Organization has seized a swathe of mineral rich territory on Myanmar’s border with China, but the group now has the tough task of running an ethnically diverse area mired in poverty and the legacy of strongman rule.
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Recent conflict has brought Myanmar’s biggest rare earth mining region under the control of the Kachin Independence Organization, yet it’s uncertain how it will handle the lucrative but environmentally devastating industry.
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Police on Tuesday said they had arrested three people over the murder of journalist Soe Moe Tun, known for his investigations into illegal logging and brothels.
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The amount of green space has shrunk in Yangon as a result of deals between the former regional government and businesses – but the full details of these contracts remain hidden from the public.
BY Htun Khaing
Frontier takes a look at some of the figures who have had the biggest impact on the country – for better or worse – over the past 12 months.
လူမှုအဖွဲ့အစည်း ခရီးသွားလုပ်ငန်းများသည် ဒေသတွင်း လူ့အဖွဲ့အစည်းအတွက် အကျိုးဖြစ်ထွန်းစေလျှက် ရှိသော်လည်း နိုင်ငံအဆင့် မူဝါဒများကြောင့် အသေးစား လုပ်ငန်းများ ဝင်ရောက် လုပ်ကိုင်မှုတွင် အတားအဆီးများ ရှိနေသေးသည်။
Finding housing in Yangon can be a dispiriting task, but the market is beginning to work in tenants’ favour – and our handy tips can help you avoid some basic mistakes.
BY Oliver Slow
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The government has so far been unable to entice private investment in low-cost housing, leaving hundreds of thousands of families in Yangon unable to buy even a modest apartment.
BY Hein Ko Soe
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