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Rice exports dry up due to forex restrictions, rising prices

The surprise decision to fix the rate of the kyat has harmed the competitiveness of Myanmar’s rice exports, traders say, and orders from abroad are already beginning to decline.

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Business

Rice exports dry up due to forex restrictions, rising prices

The surprise decision to fix the rate of the kyat has harmed the competitiveness of Myanmar’s rice exports, traders say, and orders from abroad are already beginning to decline.

BY Frontier

News, Features

Hungry and homeless: IDPs in Rakhine just want to go home

Despite the relative lack of armed conflict in Rakhine State in recent months, tens of thousands of internally displaced people still languish in camps where food shortages are becoming more common.

BY Frontier

Business

Soaring fuel prices hit transport sector as living costs jump

Another jump in fuel prices since Russia invaded Ukraine has brought extra suffering for the people of Myanmar as they struggle with economic fallout from the coup and the COVID-19 pandemic.

BY Frontier

Highlights

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Vitriol in cyberspace for celebrities who stayed silent

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Ko Kaung Htet, right, on a reporting trip with the Restoration Council of Shan State in 2016. (Sai Zaw Theik)

Missing in action: Stories of conflict

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On Letpadan anniversary, rights groups urge end to ‘relentless crackdown’

A year to the day since protestors were arrested in a heavy police crackdown at Letpadan, Bago Region, rights groups have urged the government to end its persecution of student activists.

BY Oliver Slow

News, Affairs

A Rakhine for Rakhine or the Tatmadaw’s man?

The people of Rakhine State want one of their own to become its next chief minister but they might be disappointed by the National League for Democracy.

BY Frontier

Editorial, Opinion

Regarding the pain of others

It's easy for long-term foreign residents of Myanmar to scorn western tourists for their ignorance of local matters. That doesn't give us a free pass.

BY Frontier & Frontier

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U Htin Kyaw: Myanmar, meet your new president

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BY Frontier, Mratt Kyaw Thu & Sean Gleeson

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A Rakhine for Rakhine or the Tatmadaw's man?

The people of Rakhine State want one of their own to become its next chief minister but they might be disappointed by the National League for Democracy.

BY Mratt Kyaw Thu

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Gambira charged on alleged immigration offences after 6 weeks in detention

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BY Frontier

Travel, Features, Culture

Journeys of remembrance: World War II tourism in Myanmar

As the tourism industry continues to grow, some companies are offering tours tailored for visitors with a special and often deeply personal interest in the Burma Campaign of the Second World War.

BY Oliver Slow

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NLD mulling Myitsone Dam 'redesign', says advisor

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NLD mulling Myitsone Dam ‘redesign’, says advisor

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's incoming government is considering a redesign of a controversial Chinese-backed dam in Myanmar, says Hantha Myint.

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Opinion

Editorial, Opinion

Is the US Senate Republican leader genuine about his support for Burma?

Opinion

Can the Arakan Army achieve its confederacy dream?

Opinion

Response to Ukraine underscores foot-dragging on Myanmar crisis

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SMEs struggle to survive amid economic turmoil

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In Magway Region, junta’s campaign of terror continues

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Civilians under fire in Kayin conflict

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SMEs struggle to survive amid economic turmoil

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In Magway Region, junta’s campaign of terror continues

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Civilians under fire in Kayin conflict

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Volume 6, Issue 18

January 27, 2021

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Editorial, Opinion

Myanmar enters 2021 with more friends than foes

The early delivery of vaccines is one of the many boons of the country’s geopolitics, but to really take advantage, Myanmar must bury the legacy of its isolationist past.

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Will the Kayin BGF go quietly?

The Kayin State Border Guard Force has come under intense pressure from the Tatmadaw over its extensive, controversial business interests and there’s concern the ultimatum could trigger fresh hostilities in one of the country’s most war-torn areas.

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Rice exports dry up due to forex restrictions, rising prices

Rice exports dry up due to forex restrictions, rising prices

Hungry and homeless: IDPs in Rakhine just want to go home