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Debt nightmare crushes dreams of a better life for poor farmers

Migrant worker remittances have transformed the remote Magway Region village of Mauktin, but unscrupulous job brokers have left many residents under crushing debt.

BY Pyae Sone Aung

News Feed, News

Debt nightmare crushes dreams of a better life for poor farmers

Migrant worker remittances have transformed the remote Magway Region village of Mauktin, but unscrupulous job brokers have left many residents under crushing debt.

BY Pyae Sone Aung

Opinion

Peace is broken in the Karen hills. How will donors respond?

The Tatmadaw has resumed its old ways, killing civilians and destroying villages, despite the early promise of peace initiatives backed by Norway and other Western countries.

BY Charles Petrie & Ashley South

News

Air pollution: The other invisible menace

While COVID-19 gets all the attention, air pollution contributes to far more deaths each year in Myanmar and a recent joint study has helped shed light on the sources of this pollution in Yangon.

BY Kirt A. Page

Tanintharyi Region’s boring election

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The Dawei Chaung dump in Yangon's North Dagon Township is seen on December 15, 2020. (Hkun Lat | Frontier)

The ultimate penalty: Debating the death sentence

Island hopping at Yangon Region's Ta Blu Hla Dam will ease your lockdown blues – but travel at your own risk. (Dominic Horner)

Votes for the boys: How soldiers delivered USDP victories in ethnic states

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Rakhine National Party MP criticises Shwe Maung election ban

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BY Frontier & Soe Than Lynn

News Feed, News

Letpadan 58 accuse police of brutality

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BY Frontier & Frontier

Interview, Business

Thin Lei Win, Myanmar Now: ‘We’re not going to shy away from controversial topics’

Thin Lei Win has returned to the country after an illustrious career abroad to help set up Myanmar Now, a press agency supported by the Thomson Reuters Foundation.

BY Hans Hulst

Interview, Business

Yathar Cho’s U Wai Phyo: ‘We will put up a good fight’

Yathar Cho Industry leads the instant noodle market in Myanmar with its popular Yum Yum brand. How is managing director U Wai Phyo preparing for the influx of foreign brands?

BY Hans Hulst

Interview, Business

Christina Win: ‘There is definitely a big market for eco-friendly products’

Frontier speaks to Christina Win, owner of Yangon Green Furniture.

BY Ann Wang

Interview, Business

Bo San: ‘Market volumes in the music industry are a joke’

Frontier speaks with Bo San, managing director of Bo Bo Entertainment.

BY Frontier

Sithu Aung Myint, Election 2015, Opinion

The Carter Center’s route to a free election

The recommendations to Myanmar's Union Election Commission will help to ensure a ballot untainted by fraud and misconduct.

BY Sithu Aung Myint

Sithu Aung Myint, Election 2015, Opinion

The Carter Center's route to a free election

The recommendations to Myanmar's Union Election Commission will help to ensure a ballot untainted by fraud and misconduct.

BY Sithu Aung Myint

Interview, Business

Thin Lei Win, Myanmar Now: 'We’re not going to shy away from controversial topics’

Thin Lei Win left Myanmar during her teens and has worked as a journalist in Singapore, the United Kingdom and Vietnam, among others. In February this year, she returned to the country to help set up Myanmar Now, a press agency supported by the Thomson Reuters Foundation that produces stories in English and Myanmar. She spoke to Frontier about what the organisation can add to Myanmar’s media landscape and the future of journalism in the country.

BY Hans Hulst

Opinion

Peace is broken in the Karen hills. How will donors respond?

Sithu Aung Myint, Opinion

Could Min Aung Hlaing’s retirement break the political deadlock?

Editorial, Opinion

Why we’re back in print

News Feed, Editorial, News, Opinion

Myanmar enters 2021 with a rare opportunity to heal

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Podcast: Unwanted pregnancies

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Podcast: Domestic violence in Tanintharyi Region

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Video: Child labour exposed in Yangon

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Podcast: Untold stories of slavery

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Podcast: Unwanted pregnancies

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Podcast: Domestic violence in Tanintharyi Region

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Video: Child labour exposed in Yangon

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Podcast: Untold stories of slavery

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Volume 6, Issue 17

January 12, 2021

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Why we’re back in print

We’re not betting on a print revival to ensure Frontier’s survival, but we believe print still has an important place in the media landscape.

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The ultimate penalty: Debating the death sentence

Myanmar has not executed a convict for decades, though they continue to be put on death row. While some call for capital punishment to be scrapped, others are demanding it for child rapists.

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