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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BY Hans Hulst
Democratic opposition parties are concerned about a decision to deploy members of a special security force at polling stations on election day.
Symptoms of red pen hysteria were evident at the Ministry of Information’s Press Scrutiny and Registration Division in the early weeks of the 2010 election campaign.
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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 Brewery’s contractual arrangements with beer stations and restaurants have given it a huge advantage.
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