The Arakan Army’s presence in southern Chin State has long been a source of ethnic tensions which have eased following the emergence of a common enemy after the coup, but the underlying disagreement over who should control Paletwa remains unresolved.
BY Frontier
The Arakan Army’s presence in southern Chin State has long been a source of ethnic tensions which have eased following the emergence of a common enemy after the coup, but the underlying disagreement over who should control Paletwa remains unresolved.
BY Frontier
With commercialism and escapism fuelling the domestic art scene, and exhibitions abroad trying to recapture the spirit of post-coup protests, many in Myanmar are deprived of work that reflects their new reality.
BY Frontier
A charity group has responded to the military’s brutal arson campaign in Sagaing Region by building palm huts for those who lost their houses, but it’s struggling to keep up with the rate of devastation.
BY Frontier
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They did their work in the backrooms or out in the open. But all the influencers in Frontier’s Top 25 left their footprint in 2015.
Positive developments in Myanmar over the last year have been tempered by new challenges, tragedies and upheaval.
I had heard rumours about Yangon’s casinos, where cronies gathered to cut shady deals and the only women were of questionable repute.
Vipul Chawla, the managing director of Pizza Hut Restaurants Asia Pte Ltd, discusses the fast food giant's Myanmar debut.
BY Oliver Slow
The devaluation of the kyat and the dollarisation of the economy is a problem that has confronted Myanmar for a long time.
Let’s start with the nationwide ceasefire, that has been signed two months ago. Some say 8 signatories out of 16 participating ethnic armed organizations in the peace talks is not a resounding success.
BY Hans Hulst
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BY Oliver Slow
There lack of a garbage disposal system at Nyaung Shwe has created an eyesore at Inle Lake, one of Myanmar's top tourist destinations.
BY Oliver Slow
The business community in the bustling border town of Muse is dominated by Chinese entrepreneurs and their families, who rather talk money than politics.
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