With the Tatmadaw chief reaching retirement age this year, some speculate that a fresh face could achieve a détente with the NLD – but the appointment process itself could hold the key to better civil-military relations.
With the Tatmadaw chief reaching retirement age this year, some speculate that a fresh face could achieve a détente with the NLD – but the appointment process itself could hold the key to better civil-military relations.
Informal migration from Myanmar is being blamed for the recent resurgence of COVID-19 that has left Thailand in lockdown and prompted Thai authorities to step up security along the 2,400-kilometre frontier.
BY Lawi Weng
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Frontier speaks with Chin activist and Women’s League for Chinland founder Cheery Zahau on her time abroad and her plans for the future.
BY Oliver Slow
Thousands died during the struggle for democracy and many continue to die on battlefields throughout the country. They should be remembered.
It’s been a gruelling few weeks for students sitting the all-important matriculation exam, regarded as a crucial step towards achieving a successful life and career.
BY Ann Wang
There are three possible reasons why money changers are obsessively fussy about US dollar bills and one of them is more plausible than the others.
မစ္စတာဝမ်ရီသည် သမ္မတဦးထင်ကျော် ဦးဆောင်သည့် အစိုးရသစ် တက်လာပြီးနောက် မြန်မာနိုင်ငံသို့ ပထမဆုံး လာရောက်သည့် နိုင်ငံခြားရေး ဝန်ကြီးတစ်ဦး ဖြစ်သည်
Christianity is one of the smallest religions in Myanmar in terms of numbers but its roots of tradition and community run deep.
Christianity is one of the smallest religions in Myanmar in terms of numbers but its roots of tradition and community run deep.
High land prices and a shortage of low-cost housing means that many Yangon residents can only ever dream of owning a home of their own.
BY Hein Ko Soe
The Tatmadaw must be prepared to work closely and constructively with the NLD government for the nation to achieve peace, stability and development.
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