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‘We have a common enemy’: Paletwa dispute on hold but unresolved

The Arakan Army’s presence in southern Chin State has long been a source of ethnic tensions which have eased following the emergence of a common enemy after the coup, but the underlying disagreement over who should control Paletwa remains unresolved.

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‘We have a common enemy’: Paletwa dispute on hold but unresolved

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Myanmar’s divided art world risks leaving the public behind

With commercialism and escapism fuelling the domestic art scene, and exhibitions abroad trying to recapture the spirit of post-coup protests, many in Myanmar are deprived of work that reflects their new reality.

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‘Everything was destroyed’: Families find new homes after military attacks

A charity group has responded to the military’s brutal arson campaign in Sagaing Region by building palm huts for those who lost their houses, but it’s struggling to keep up with the rate of devastation.

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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

Election 2015, Opinion

Red Pen Chronicles: When half a story was better than no story

Comments made at a meeting in New York of the 14-nation Group of Friends of Myanmar excite an unfriendly reaction from the censors.

BY Geoffrey Goddard

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Reformist party manifesto prompted Shwe Mann’s purge

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Govt suspends low-cost housing developments

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BY Soe Than Lynn

News, Affairs

Learning to think

After decades of rote learning, Myanmar’s education system is on the brink of a massive overhaul.

BY Jared Downing

Opinion

Duelling currencies

Clarity, consistency and a long-term strategy are essential for the Central Bank of Myanmar to build a credible currency regime.

BY Tony Nash

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Embassy official at Thai court claims 'culture' of police brutality

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Embassy official at Thai court claims ‘culture’ of police brutality

An employee of the Myanmar embassy in Bangkok has told a Thai court of a culture of police brutality on an island where two migrant workers were alleged to have murdered two British tourists.

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Myanmar Beer’s dominance leaves little cheer for foreign brewers

Myanmar Brewery’s contractual arrangements with beer stations and restaurants have given it a huge advantage.

BY Sithu Aung Myint

Interview, Election 2015

Win Htein: ‘We are offering change’

A member of the National League for Democracy since its inception in 1988, U Win Htein believes his is the only party that can bring genuine change to Myanmar.

BY Oliver Slow

Opinion

Myanmar’s divided art world risks leaving the public behind

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

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Northern Shan IDPs are forced to return ‘home’ with no assistance

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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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Northern Shan IDPs are forced to return ‘home’ with no assistance

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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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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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