A boycott launched in the wake of the February 1 coup has caused sales of Myanmar Beer to plummet – and may even have wiped US$1 billion off the value of its military-linked parent company.
BY Frontier
A boycott launched in the wake of the February 1 coup has caused sales of Myanmar Beer to plummet – and may even have wiped US$1 billion off the value of its military-linked parent company.
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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The political transition has brought far-reaching change to Myanmar, but for tens of thousands of refugees in camps in Thailand life remains in limbo.
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Former Brigadier-General David Abel was in charge of three economic ministries during military rule, but most of his proposals for reform were shunned.
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Financial consultancy Thura Swiss is among the companies that have applied for a broker’s licence at the new Yangon Stock Exchange. Thura Swiss founder and chief executive officer Ko Aung Thura discussed Myanmar’s economic potential and the outlook for the YSX in a wide-ranging interview with Frontier’s Kyaw Phone Kyaw.
A retirement home in an outer Yangon suburb is providing free accommodation for a privileged community of elderly citizens in need of care.
Anti-smoking campaigners have expressed dismay at the government’s failure to enforce a 2006 law banning the promotion of tobacco products.
တက်ရောက်ခွင့်ကို မတ် ၁ ရက်နေ့မှစတင်ပြီး ပိတ်ပင်တော့မည်ဟု ယဉ်ကျေးမှုဝန်ကြီးဌာနက ဖေဖော်ဝါရီ ၂၂ ရက်တွင် ထုတ်ပြန်ကြေငြာလိုက်ခြင်း ဖြစ်သည်
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