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No laughing matter: Meet the junta’s court jesters

Myanmar’s military regime has tried to recruit comedians in its propaganda war, but while some performers have chosen to serve the generals, many more are using their wit for the revolution.

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No laughing matter: Meet the junta’s court jesters

Myanmar’s military regime has tried to recruit comedians in its propaganda war, but while some performers have chosen to serve the generals, many more are using their wit for the revolution.

BY Frontier

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Hard grind: Migrants in Thailand face steep costs to stay legal

An amnesty scheme for undocumented migrants in Thailand offers hope for many Myanmar workers operating in the shadows, but the costs are high, and migrants then face burdensome tax demands from the Myanmar junta.

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‘It was all lies’: Myanmar’s military widows denied pensions and payouts

There is growing evidence that the cash-strapped junta is refusing to pay the pensions and compensation that soldiers’ families are entitled to when their husbands or sons die on duty.

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Ko Kaung Htet, right, on a reporting trip with the Restoration Council of Shan State in 2016. (Sai Zaw Theik)

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Indian Coast Guard chief visits for talks on new ties

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Mingalar market fire damage toll may top K36bn

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မီးသင့်ခဲ့သည့် မင်္ဂလာဈေး ဆိုင်ခန်းပိုင်ရှင်များအား စည်ပင်ဘဏ်က ငွေချေးမည်

ဇန်နဝါရီ ၉ ရက်နေ့က လောင်ကျွမ်းခဲ့သည့် မီးကြောင့် ဈေးရှိ ဆိုင်ခန်းပေါင်း ၁,၆၃၆ ခန်း ပျက်ဆီးခဲ့ကာ ကျပ်သန်း ၃၆,၀၆၀ ဖိုးခန့် ဆုံးရှုံးခဲ့

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Nay Pyi Taw's new allure

After being shunned for years by the diplomatic and NGO community, Nay Pyi Taw is attracting attention as the place to be ahead of the installation of an NLD government.

BY Peter Janssen

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Nay Pyi Taw’s new allure

After being shunned for years by the diplomatic and NGO community, Nay Pyi Taw is attracting attention as the place to be ahead of the installation of an NLD government.

BY Peter Janssen & Soe Than Lynn

Sithu Aung Myint, Opinion

Problems ahead for Myanmar's peace process

Peace conferences due to begin in January will be prolonged and protracted because they involve too many participants and too many groups.

BY Sithu Aung Myint

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More protests planned over Koh Tao verdict

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Mong La's illegal pangolin trade booming, says watchdog

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Mong La’s illegal pangolin trade booming, says watchdog

The illegal trade in pangolins and their meat and scales is booming in the lawless border town of Mong La, a leading environmental watchdog has found.

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Volume 6, Issue 18

January 27, 2021

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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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