Informal migration from Myanmar is being blamed for the recent resurgence of COVID-19 that has left Thailand in lockdown and prompted Thai authorities to step up security along the 2,400-kilometre frontier.
BY Lawi Weng
Informal migration from Myanmar is being blamed for the recent resurgence of COVID-19 that has left Thailand in lockdown and prompted Thai authorities to step up security along the 2,400-kilometre frontier.
BY Lawi Weng
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U Maung Maung Thein, chairman of Securities and Exchange Commission Myanmar (SECM), talks with Frontier about plans to open Myanmar’s first stock market in December.
Ethnic groups not invited to sign the national ceasefire are wondering how it can bring peace when it has been endorsed by only eight of 21 armed organisations.
USDP candidate U Wai Lwin attempted to woo voters with calls for gradual change during a recent campaign trip to Ayeyarwady Region.
Campaigning has been subdued in Tanintharyi Region, where there’s disquiet over voter lists and a lack of knowledge among the public about the electoral process.
BY Hans Hulst
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A ceremony at Yangon City Hall to raise the new national flag becomes a victim of sensitivity at censorship headquarters on Wingaba Road about the use or placement of images.
A review of the country’s three biggest development funds raises questions about how they are managed, who they are managed by and the extent of community involvement.
BY Oliver Slow
A bilingual website launched by an Australian expatriate uses a map to show users the location of events and incidents reported throughout the nation by the Myanmar media.
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