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.
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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.
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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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An escalation of airstrikes on two Magway townships this year has hindered work at small-scale oil wells, which support the local economy and help fund the resistance, and sparked a race to build bomb shelters.
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Thailand is issuing an increasing number of ID cards to stateless children in border camps displaced by decades of conflict in Myanmar, while the older generations remain in limbo.
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A town built for displaced Karen became a hub of the anti-coup resistance. A devastating military raid scattered its occupants, but some of them dream of taking it back.
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Many groups plan to boycott the regime’s new Organization Registration Law for political and safety reasons, but also fear this could leave them unable to respond to Myanmar’s humanitarian crisis.
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Rice prices are going up, hitting ordinary Myanmar consumers, but smallholder farmers must still contend with higher costs of fertiliser and diesel.
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Karenni refugees who fled conflict decades ago are channelling aid to newly displaced families in Kayah State – although unlike these families, they have few hopes of ever going home.
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Chinese and Myanmar nationals have fallen prey to fake job postings in the Wa autonomous zone of northeastern Myanmar, where they are kept prisoner, beaten and forced to run online scams.
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A group of young people, some with first-hand experience of harsh prison conditions, face persecution while providing vital support to political prisoners and their families.
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The freed Australian economic advisor talks to Frontier about the military regime that put him behind bars and the views of fellow prisoner Aung San Suu Kyi.
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A survey of rivers and lakes using pioneering DNA technology has shed new light on Myanmar’s rich biodiversity, but also revealed some spiralling threats.
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