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Striking oil: Magway Region’s resource wealth draws junta fire

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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Features

Striking oil: Magway Region’s resource wealth draws junta fire

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.

BY Frontier

Features

US aid cuts kneecap Myanmar in fight against tuberculosis

United States funding cuts have hit TB treatment in Myanmar particularly hard, leaving many of the country’s most vulnerable in a precarious position after the post-coup healthcare collapse erased years of progress.

BY Frontier

Opinion

Myanmar’s resistance faces a moral quandary after the quake

The swift delivery of aid to survivors of the recent earthquake must take precedence over transient political gains in a long-running conflict.

BY Frontier

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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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Joint ventures ruled out for bourse launch

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$1.5b Bago airport project faces new delay

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House Speaker’s call raises post-election session speculation

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BY Frontier & Soe Than Lynn

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Rakhine National Party MP criticises Shwe Maung election ban

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BY Frontier & Soe Than Lynn

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Letpadan 58 accuse police of brutality

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Interview, Business

Thin Lei Win, Myanmar Now: ‘We’re not going to shy away from controversial topics’

Thin Lei Win has returned to the country after an illustrious career abroad to help set up Myanmar Now, a press agency supported by the Thomson Reuters Foundation.

BY Hans Hulst

Interview, Business

Yathar Cho’s U Wai Phyo: ‘We will put up a good fight’

Yathar Cho Industry leads the instant noodle market in Myanmar with its popular Yum Yum brand. How is managing director U Wai Phyo preparing for the influx of foreign brands?

BY Hans Hulst

Interview, Business

Christina Win: ‘There is definitely a big market for eco-friendly products’

Frontier speaks to Christina Win, owner of Yangon Green Furniture.

BY Ann Wang

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

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Latest Issue

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.

News Feed, News

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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