Defectors and prisoners of war can be a valuable source of information to resistance forces, but intel can be difficult to verify, and they sometimes become a burden to their hosts.
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Defectors and prisoners of war can be a valuable source of information to resistance forces, but intel can be difficult to verify, and they sometimes become a burden to their hosts.
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A spate of clashes between resistance forces has led to calls for a conflict resolution mechanism, with some demanding immediate justice while others say it should wait until after the revolution.
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Political prisoners across Myanmar have continued to express dissent from inside, often with violent consequences, as tensions simmer with prison officials.
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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
မစ္စတာဝမ်ရီသည် သမ္မတဦးထင်ကျော် ဦးဆောင်သည့် အစိုးရသစ် တက်လာပြီးနောက် မြန်မာနိုင်ငံသို့ ပထမဆုံး လာရောက်သည့် နိုင်ငံခြားရေး ဝန်ကြီးတစ်ဦး ဖြစ်သည်
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.
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
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.
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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