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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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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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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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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Despite fielding only a handful of candidates in this year's election, the FUP has big hopes for the future.
BY Oliver Slow
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Micro-hydropower projects have the potential to provide electricity to rural areas throughout much of Myanmar but risk being sidelined by the World Bank-funded National Electrification Plan.
မြန်မာနိုင်ငံတွင် ဒုတိယကမ္ဘာစစ်အတွင်း ပျောက်ဆုံးနေသော လေတပ်သားများ၏ အကြွင်းအကျန်များကို ရှာဖွေရန် အမေရိကန်နိုင်ငံ၏ ကြိုးပမ်းအားထုတ်မှုသည် ရလဒ် မရရှိသေးဘဲ အငြင်းပွားဖွယ် ရှာဖွေတွေ့ရှိမှု တစ်ခုဖြင့်သာ အဆုံးသတ်ခဲ့သည်။
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It’s no secret that Thura U Shwe Mann has long coveted the presidency. Recent comments show his ambition to assume the nation’s top job remains intact, despite a difficult few months.
Selling to the public?
On October 30, the Yangon regional government launched the Yangon Public Bus Company offering a new Bus Rapid Transit service, with shares in the new company being sold to the public starting on Monday, although crony companies have already snapped up most of the equity.
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