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Thousands face a nervous wait as junta freezes passport renewals

The regime's sudden decision has hobbled Myanmar citizens seeking better lives overseas and risks depriving migrant workers of legal protections, with rights groups suspecting a ploy to target dissidents.

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Thousands face a nervous wait as junta freezes passport renewals

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Border battles: Fighting for control in Rakhine

Seizing Myanmar’s borders with Bangladesh and India has become central to the Arakan Army’s dream of autonomy and has driven its strategy during times of war and peace.

BY Frontier

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Debt and desperation driving overseas kidney sales

An increasing number of Myanmar people are selling kidneys as a quick-fix solution to poverty and debt, with many donors going to India for transplants and telling lies to have them approved.

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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

Affairs, Interview

U Shwe Maung, former USDP MP: 'This is illogical and ridiculous'

U Shwe Maung has been a rare advocate for the Rohingya in the ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party since being elected to the lower house seat of Buthidaung in northern Rakhine State in 2010. Earlier this month, he announced his intention to cut ties with the USDP and contest the November 8 election as an independent.

BY Alex Bookbinder

Affairs, Election 2015, Features

Abu Taher: repressed and rejected

Rohingya politician and human rights activist Abu Taher is no rookie. He ran for parliament for the National Democratic Party for Development in the 2010 elections and won the Upper House seat for Buthidaung, Rakhine State. But the Union Election Commission accused him of breaking campaigning laws, and after a grueling, year-long appeal process his opponent from the Union Solidarity and Development Party was finally awarded the seat.

BY Hans Hulst

Affairs, Business

Great expectations for Yangon's young job hunters

In the wake of Myanmar's economic and political reforms, the job market is more complicated than ever, as some salaries soar while unemployment remains high.

BY Ann Wang

News, Affairs

Rakhine's food aid racket

Residents of camps for the internally displaced in Rakhine State say they are not receiving the food aid to which they are entitled and management committees are to blame.

BY Alex Bookbinder

Affairs, Business

Great expectations for Yangon’s young job hunters

In the wake of Myanmar's economic and political reforms, the job market is more complicated than ever, as some salaries soar while unemployment remains high.

BY Ann Wang

Affairs, Interview

U Shwe Maung, former USDP MP: ‘This is illogical and ridiculous’

U Shwe Maung has been a rare advocate for the Rohingya in the ruling USDP since being elected to the seat of Buthidaung in 2010. He has now cut ties with his party.

BY Alex Bookbinder

News, Affairs

Rakhine’s food aid racket

Residents of camps for the internally displaced in Rakhine State say they are not receiving the food aid to which they are entitled and management committees are to blame.

BY Alex Bookbinder

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Dawei megaproject back on track: Thai firm

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Election 2015, Opinion

What else could be expected?

The strong-arm tactics used to remove Thura U Shwe Mann as ruling party chairman may have ominous implications for other parties.

BY Khin Zaw Win

Opinion

Myanmar’s mental health crisis needs an inclusive fix

Opinion

How the BURMA Act passed congress

Opinion

From the coup to something called an ‘election’

Opinion

Why military defections still matter to Myanmar’s revolution

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Forced out by fire

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Families fear for political prisoners being denied healthcare

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Risking their lives to teach children in conflict zones

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Seven months after airstrikes, forgotten families still line the banks of the Thaung Yin River

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Forced out by fire

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Families fear for political prisoners being denied healthcare

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Risking their lives to teach children in conflict zones

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Seven months after airstrikes, forgotten families still line the banks of the Thaung Yin River

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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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