Following the devastation of Cyclone Mocha, the Arakan Army says it will work with the military regime to help people in Rakhine, but that cooperative spirit appears to be one-sided, with the junta still facing accusations of holding up aid for political purposes.
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Following the devastation of Cyclone Mocha, the Arakan Army says it will work with the military regime to help people in Rakhine, but that cooperative spirit appears to be one-sided, with the junta still facing accusations of holding up aid for political purposes.
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Many workers brought to criminal hubs in Southeast Asia have no idea what they’re getting themselves into, but some are seeking a payday despite the risks. Frontier spoke to two workers – one in online gambling the other in online scams – about their daily lives, working conditions and what brought them to Shwe Kokko.
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The woes of war in western Myanmar have been exacerbated by Cyclone Mocha, with already-struggling residents saying they have still received no assistance, and even accusing the military of launching fresh attacks during the storm.
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ရဲတပ်ဖွဲ့ဝင်များ တားဆီးထားသည့်ကြားမှ ဆန္ဒပြလူအုပ်ကြီးသည် သံရုံး၏မျက်နှာခြင်းဆိုင် ပလက်ဖောင်းပေါ်တွင် စုရုံးပြီး အမေရိကန်သံရုံးကို ဆန့်ကျင်သည့် ကြွေးကျော်သံများ အော်ဟစ်ခဲ့ကြသည်
BY Hein Ko Soe
The NLD deserves praise for defying the military in its April 17 presidential pardon. Those released should never have been behind bars.
A ban on commercial pandals brought subdued celebrations in Yangon for the traditional New Year, and contributed to a boost for the domestic travel industry.
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BY Oliver Slow
There are more than 250 pawnshops in Yangon Region and they provide a vital service to low-income earners whose only other source of quick cash is loan sharks charging usurious rates.
BY Hein Ko Soe
Shwe Mann says he has acted in the public interest by working with the new NLD-led government but remained loyal to the USDP to the end, despite his removal as party chairman last year.
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