With the Tatmadaw chief reaching retirement age this year, some speculate that a fresh face could achieve a détente with the NLD – but the appointment process itself could hold the key to better civil-military relations.
With the Tatmadaw chief reaching retirement age this year, some speculate that a fresh face could achieve a détente with the NLD – but the appointment process itself could hold the key to better civil-military relations.
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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The election commission chairman vows a free and fair vote but inaccurate election rolls might disrupt the democratic process.
BY Larry Jagan
Seven years ago, the landfall of Cyclone Nargis caused the worst natural disaster in Myanmar’s history. How prepared is the country if nature strikes again?
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A community under pressure sticks to itself and gets on with business.
BY Ann Wang
KFC launches its first outlet in Myanmar and faces supply chain challenges.
BY Hans Hulst
Diminishing returns are making the hard lives of artisan miners even harder in some areas of central Myanmar, where traditional methods of mining for oil have existed for centuries.
Around 600,000 people, or 10 percent of Yangon's population, are believed to be squatting in Myanmar's commercial capital. Many now face eviction.
BY Noe Noe Aung
Jason Copland, general manager Myanmar office of market research firm TNS, spoke to Frontier about the company’s work in studying local consumer behaviour.
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