Sagaing Region residents equipped with single-shot traditional rifles known as “tumi guns” – and in some cases more modern weaponry – are resisting security forces’ attempts to crush anti-coup protests.
BY Frontier
Sagaing Region residents equipped with single-shot traditional rifles known as “tumi guns” – and in some cases more modern weaponry – are resisting security forces’ attempts to crush anti-coup protests.
BY Frontier
As the military brazenly guns down its own citizens in ever-larger numbers, activists are finding new ways to resist.
BY Frontier
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African footballers have made a big contribution to the Myanmar National League since its launch seven years ago this month, although the experiences of some have highlighted the importance of trustworthy agents.
BY Htun Khaing
Daw Yin Myo Suu, managing director of Inle Princess Resort and founder of the Inthar Heritage House, speaks to Frontier about ethical business and conservation at Inle Lake.
BY Oliver Slow
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Villagers in Kachin State’s Hpakant Township feel threatened as whole mountains are turned into dangerous, unstable waste heaps.
BY Myanmar Now
Myanmar aims to achieve national electricity coverage by 2030, but there are big questions about whether that goal can be achieved and what impact it could have on the environment and communities.
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One of the first British servicemen to land in Rangoon during the Japanese retreat in World War II pays an emotional visit to the site of a deadly gunboat battle.
BY Thomas Kean
One of the first British servicemen to land in Rangoon during the Japanese retreat in World War II pays an emotional visit to the site of a deadly gunboat battle.
BY Thomas Kean
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