The return of Rohingya militants to the state in recent years to fight the Arakan Army has led to a string of alleged abuses against civilians, and has imperilled relations with the Rakhine community.
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The return of Rohingya militants to the state in recent years to fight the Arakan Army has led to a string of alleged abuses against civilians, and has imperilled relations with the Rakhine community.
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Responsible business advocate Vicky Bowman talks to Frontier about the motives and risks of a new law issued by the junta for private security services.
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An escalation of airstrikes on two Magway townships this year has hindered work at small-scale oil wells, which support the local economy and help fund the resistance, and sparked a race to build bomb shelters.
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In Myanmar’s far south, revolutionaries are trying to open a new front in the war against the junta but are struggling with a lack of funding and weapons, despite some assistance from Karen ethnic armed groups.
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The country’s economic predicament is inseparable from its political crisis. To help resolve it, foreign nations must go beyond the old playbook of symbolic sanctions and empty statements.
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With domestic rice prices rising rapidly in Myanmar, the junta has unveiled a US$115 million scheme aimed at boosting production. Some farmers worry that the regime may be looking to hijack the rice market to boost dwindling foreign exchange reserves.
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Late last year, the military regime began seizing the homes of its political opponents as part of an intimidation strategy that has inflicted hardship on hundreds of families.
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A dedicated team of mobile healthcare workers in Kayah State has been hitting the road to provide treatment to people in IDP camps, some of which are in remote jungle areas.
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Officers implicated in two massacres of unarmed prisoners have split from the Karen National Union to form the Kawthoolei Army, with critics saying the group lacks ethics and the schism undermines the revolution.
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Once one of the countries most supportive of the Rohingya, Malaysia has become increasingly hostile to the persecuted group, leaving many fearful of arrest and struggling to work or attend schools.
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Runaway inflation, a depreciating kyat and increased labour rights violations are leaving many garment workers contemplating life abroad, despite the high costs and difficulty in making the move.
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Ben Dunant will take over as Frontier Myanmar’s editor-in-chief next month from Thomas Kean, who steps down after six years.
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