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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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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An escalation of airstrikes on two Magway townships this year has hindered work at small-scale oil wells, which support the local economy and help fund the resistance, and sparked a race to build bomb shelters.
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Former Brigadier-General David Abel was in charge of three economic ministries during military rule, but most of his proposals for reform were shunned.
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Former Brigadier-General David Abel was in charge of three economic ministries during military rule but most of his proposals for reform were shunned.
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Financial consultancy Thura Swiss is among the companies that have applied for a broker’s licence at the new Yangon Stock Exchange. Thura Swiss founder and chief executive officer Ko Aung Thura discussed Myanmar’s economic potential and the outlook for the YSX in a wide-ranging interview with Frontier’s Kyaw Phone Kyaw.
A retirement home in an outer Yangon suburb is providing free accommodation for a privileged community of elderly citizens in need of care.
Anti-smoking campaigners have expressed dismay at the government’s failure to enforce a 2006 law banning the promotion of tobacco products.
တက်ရောက်ခွင့်ကို မတ် ၁ ရက်နေ့မှစတင်ပြီး ပိတ်ပင်တော့မည်ဟု ယဉ်ကျေးမှုဝန်ကြီးဌာနက ဖေဖော်ဝါရီ ၂၂ ရက်တွင် ထုတ်ပြန်ကြေငြာလိုက်ခြင်း ဖြစ်သည်
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