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‘People trust the AA’: Aid restrictions backfire on the regime

Following the devastation of Cyclone Mocha, the Arakan Army says it will work with the military regime to help people in Rakhine, but that cooperative spirit appears to be one-sided, with the junta still facing accusations of holding up aid for political purposes.

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‘People trust the AA’: Aid restrictions backfire on the regime

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Interview

A day in the life of a Shwe Kokko scammer

Many workers brought to criminal hubs in Southeast Asia have no idea what they’re getting themselves into, but some are seeking a payday despite the risks. Frontier spoke to two workers – one in online gambling the other in online scams – about their daily lives, working conditions and what brought them to Shwe Kokko.

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Features

‘They have no mercy’: War in the eye of the storm

The woes of war in western Myanmar have been exacerbated by Cyclone Mocha, with already-struggling residents saying they have still received no assistance, and even accusing the military of launching fresh attacks during the storm.

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Vitriol in cyberspace for celebrities who stayed silent

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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

Travel, Features, Culture

Mong La, Myanmar’s dreary ‘sleaze capital’

Mong La, on the border with China, has a reputation for debauchery but a recent visit revealed a dank, depressing town.

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Features

လေးနှစ်ကြာပြီးနောက် မြစ်ဆုံဆည် ပြသနာ စိတ်ပူစရာ ပြန်ပေါ်လာ

ဦးသိန်းစိန်၏ သမ္မတသက်တမ်း ပြီးဆုံးကာနီးအချိန်တွင် သမ္မတဦးသိန်းစိန် ရပ်ဆိုင်းထားခဲ့သော မြစ်ဆုံဆည် စီမံကိန်းကို ဗဟိုပြု၍ ရိုက်ကူးထားသော မှတ်တမ်းတင်ရုပ်ရှင်ကားတစ်ကား ပေါ်ထွက်လာခဲ့သည်။

အိုလီဗာ ဆလိုး ရေးသားသည်။

BY Oliver Slow

Breaking News

President Thein Sein congratulates NLD with ‘victory’, vows power transfer

President U Thein Sein has sent a letter to the National League for Democracy, congratulating the party on its 'victory' and promising to respect the 'decision of the voters'.

BY Hans Hulst & Kyaw Phone Kyaw

News Feed, Affairs, Election 2015

Democratic Party leader U Thu Wai on second defeat: ‘It’s alright.’

Democratic Party (Myanmar) leader U Thu Wai lost his second election in a row. But he vows not to retire from politics.

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Sithu Aung Myint, Opinion

The Monogamy Law’s unintended consequences

The ostensible target of the Monogamy Law is Muslim men with more than one wife, but the application of the law is having consequences for Buddhist men who are unfaithful to their wives.

BY Sithu Aung Myint

Sithu Aung Myint, Opinion

The Monogamy Law's unintended consequences

The ostensible target of the Monogamy Law is Muslim men with more than one wife, but the application of the law is having consequences for Buddhist men who are unfaithful to their wives.

BY Sithu Aung Myint

Bizfeed, Business

Yoma Strategic sees post-election surge on shares

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BY Frontier & Frontier

News Feed, Affairs, Election 2015

Democratic Party leader U Thu Wai on second defeat: 'It's alright.'

Democratic Party (Myanmar) leader U Thu Wai is used to fighting uneven fights. In the 2010 election he unexpectedly lost in Yangon’s Mingalar Taung Nyunt, when pre-votes in favor of then Minister of Labour U Aung Kyi suddenly appeared after midnight. In Sunday’s election he had to battle it out with a National League for Democracy opponent.

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News Feed, Breaking News, Election 2015

Aung San Suu Kyi requests talks with President, Speaker, military chief

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BY Mratt Kyaw Thu

Opinion

How internal conflict in Shan State has kept it aloof from the Spring Revolution

Opinion

The hidden plight of Myanmar’s double minorities

Opinion

The UN can no longer play dumb to its manipulation by the Myanmar military

News Feed, News Feed, News, Opinion

The empire struck back: Oliver Slow’s ‘Return of the Junta’ reviewed

Doh Athan

No respite from heat for Yangon’s factory workers

Doh Athan

The fading hopes of Myanmar’s university students

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Pregnant and displaced: the plight of a migrant worker in Thailand

Doh Athan

The house bringing joy to Myanmar migrants in Thailand

Doh Athan

No respite from heat for Yangon’s factory workers

Doh Athan

The fading hopes of Myanmar’s university students

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Pregnant and displaced: the plight of a migrant worker in Thailand

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The house bringing joy to Myanmar migrants in Thailand

Latest Issue

Volume 6, Issue 18

January 27, 2021

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Editorial, Opinion

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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