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.
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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
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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If a commitment to realise the will of the electorate was more important than haggling over a title, Myanmar would not be sitting on a constitutional crisis.
BY Khin Zaw Win
The opening of the country has been a boon for the fashion industry, paving the way for special events featuring some of the country’s best-known designers.
BY Noe Noe Aung
တပ်မတော်ကာကွယ်ရေး ဦးစီးချုပ်ရုံး၏ ဖေ့ဘုတ်စာမျက်နှာတွင် တင်ထားသော ဓာတ်ပုံအရ အဆိုပါ လေယာဉ်မှာ တရုတ်နိုင်ငံထုတ် အင်ဂျင်တစ်လုံးတပ် J-7 တိုက်လေယာဉ်ဖြစ်သည်
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The opening of the country has been a boon for the fashion industry, paving the way for special events featuring some of the country’s best-known designers.
BY Noe Noe Aung
Achieving a smooth transition will require both the NLD and the Tatmadaw to act strictly according to the provisions of the controversial 2008 Constitution.
American Robert Carmack and Australian Morrison Polkinghorne, co-authors of The Burma Cookbook, named the world’s Best Asian Cookbook of 2015 at the Best in the World Gourmand awards last year, first visited Yangon in 2000 after winning several nights at The Strand Hotel at a charity auction.
Budget allocations for restoration work have risen dramatically at the nation’s second most important archeological after Bagan, but there’s little to show for it.
It beggars belief that the RCSS could have relocated hundreds of troops across Shan State without the knowledge and support of the military.
Ka Lone Htar villagers have sought to enlist the help of guardian spirits in their fight against a dam project that would uproot more than 1,000 people.
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