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Rights deferred: Citizenship reform mothballed in Myanmar

An early pledge by the parallel National Unity Government to replace Myanmar’s racist citizenship law raised hopes for marginalised communities, but impatience is growing as revolutionary groups trade blame for the delays.

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Features

Rights deferred: Citizenship reform mothballed in Myanmar

BY Frontier

Features

Logged out: Conflict drives deforestation in Bago mountains

The teak trees of the Bago Yoma mountain range have long been a target for illegal logging, but the practice has intensified amid the post-coup chaos, with the involvement of both junta and resistance forces.

BY Frontier

Features

‘They don’t represent us’: Rohingya armed groups wreak havoc in Rakhine

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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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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‘It’s very important to make an investment-friendly climate’

Frontier speaks investment and trade with Filip Lauwerysen, the newly-appointed executive director of EuroCham Myanmar.

BY Jared Downing

Affairs

Against their will: Myanmar's modern day slaves

An annual report paints a grim picture of the plight of millions of workers in Myanmar and throughout the Asia-Pacific region forced to toil against their will as victims of modern-day slavery.

BY Oliver Slow

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Filmmaker wins award for Myanmar royalty documentary

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BY Oliver Slow

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Minister defends Suu Kyi over criticism on media access

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BY Frontier & Frontier

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Against their will: Myanmar’s modern day slaves

An annual report paints a grim picture of the plight of millions of workers in Myanmar and throughout the Asia-Pacific region forced to toil against their will as victims of modern-day slavery.

BY Oliver Slow

Editorial, Opinion

Planning for failure

The NLD has made much of its 100-day plan but has not fulfilled its pledge to reveal its early goals in their entirety, while some promises have no chance of being met.

BY Frontier & Frontier

Bizfeed, Business

No quick fixes for Myanmar economy, ADB chief warns

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BY Sean Gleeson

News, Affairs

100 days: Planning the government's reform agenda

National peace and a more efficient bureaucracy are identified as deserving priority under the NLD government’s decision to give ministries 100 days to submit action plans for reform.

BY Hein Ko Soe

News, Affairs, Features

100 days: Planning the government’s reform agenda

National peace and a more efficient bureaucracy are identified as deserving priority under the NLD government’s decision to give ministries 100 days to submit action plans for reform.

BY Hein Ko Soe

Opinion

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Doh Athan

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Volume 6, Issue 18

January 27, 2021

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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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