One year after the devastating earthquake that struck central Myanmar on March 28, recovery remains hobbled by lack of international funding, inflation, civil war and other factors.

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From hero to deserter: The rise and fall of Bo Nagar This edition of Political Insider looks at the exploits of Bo Nagar after the 2021 military coup, from his status as an early leader of the armed resistance to his defection to the junta last month.

This edition of Political Insider looks at the exploits of Bo Nagar after the 2021 military coup, from his status as an early leader of the armed resistance to his defection to the junta last month.

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Eid far from home: Rohingya refugees celebrate with nostalgia Nine years after the brutal military operations in Myanmar’s northern Rakhine State, Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh mark another Eid in exile, caught between unfulfilled promises and an uncertain fut...

Nine years after the brutal military operations in Myanmar’s northern Rakhine State, Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh mark another Eid in exile, caught between unfulfilled promises and an uncertain future.

Mideast war risks dramatically deepening Myanmar crisis: UN expert Myanmar's spiralling rights and humanitarian crises risk getting "much worse" as global attention focuses on the Middle East war and aid dwindles further, the top United Nations expert on the Asian co...

AFP | Myanmar’s spiralling rights and humanitarian crises risk getting “much worse” as global attention focuses on the Middle East war and aid dwindles further, a top United Nations expert on the Asian country warned.

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Is sanctioning the Arakan Army logical? Recent calls for the British government to sanction the Rakhine armed group are misguided and, if heeded, could damage efforts to establish a common resistance front against the regime.

OPINION | Recent calls for the British government to sanction the Rakhine armed group are misguided and, if heeded, could damage efforts to establish a common resistance front against the regime, argues David Scott Mathieson.

‘Stabbing the heart’ of Myanmar: Junta moves to restart controversial dam project Recent announcements that the regime plans to resume the massive Myitsone dam project in Kachin State, 15 years after it was suspended, are raising alarms among residents and environmentalists.

Recent announcements that the regime plans to resume the massive Myitsone dam project in Kachin State, 15 years after it was suspended, are raising alarms among residents and environmentalists.

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Student visa ban will shut the door on talent | Letters Letters: Prof Ngaire Woods and Aziz Magid respond to the government’s decision to halt study visas from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan

"We work very hard to raise funding for scholarships and we are dismayed that our scholarships dedicated to future leaders from Sudan and Myanmar will now lie fallow." Prof Ngaire Woods, Founding dean, Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford.

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Q&A: ‘You don’t know what’s going to come next’ Thai academic Dr Lalita Hanwong, who specialises in Myanmar affairs, talks to Frontier about how the new governments in Thailand and Myanmar might approach their diplomatic relations.

INTERVIEW | Thai academic Dr Lalita Hanwong, who specialises in Myanmar affairs, talks to Frontier about how the new governments in Thailand and Myanmar might approach their diplomatic relations.

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The dismantling of Myanmar’s banking system The regime’s policies of capping withdrawals from the country’s banks are eroding public trust in the sector and undoing the progress made during the previous decade.

OPINION | The regime’s policies of capping withdrawals from the country’s banks are eroding public trust in the sector and undoing the progress made during the previous decade, argues Myo Lwin Oo.

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Down and out in Sagaing: IDPs struggle to survive in central Myanmar Thousands of civilians forced to flee fighting between regime and resistance forces in Mandalay Region are now sheltering in the forests of Sagaing Region, with little prospect of safely returning hom...

Thousands of civilians forced to flee fighting between regime and resistance forces in Mandalay Region are now sheltering in the forests of Sagaing Region, with little prospect of safely returning home anytime soon.

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This week on our podcast What's Happening in Myanmar, regime releases election results, military appointees are assigned to parliament, and expert Jason Tower discusses resistance infighting and how the China-scam nexus affects regime politics.

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Rakhine relapse: Yaba returns to wartorn communities in western Myanmar Many methamphetamine users were forced to quit when war cut off supplies to Rakhine State, but as narcotics flood the market again, residents are asking how the Arakan Army will keep the pills off the...

Many methamphetamine users were forced to quit when war cut off supplies to Rakhine State, but as narcotics flood the market again, residents are asking how the Arakan Army will keep the pills off the streets.

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Only skin deep: Unregulated cosmetic surgery spreads in Myanmar Women who have suffered health problems and other complications from cosmetic procedures are sounding the alarm about practitioners who use slick advertising on social media while hiding their lack of...

Women who have suffered health problems and other complications from cosmetic procedures are sounding the alarm about practitioners who use slick advertising on social media while hiding their lack of training.

Frontier’s owner responds to allegations made by Myanmar Now that he is engaging with the junta.

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Riverside communities in Myanmar’s Sagaing Region worry that gold mining, approved by forces aligned with the National Unity Government, will destroy their agricultural land, poison the water and attract attacks from the junta.

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Holding the line in Mawdaung In the Myanmar border town of Mawdaung, seized last year by resistance forces led by the Karen National Union, residents struggle to survive as junta blockades and a closed Thai border leaves them on ...

VIDEO | In the Myanmar border town of Mawdaung, seized last year by resistance forces led by the Karen National Union, residents struggle to survive as junta blockades and a closed Thai border leaves them on the brink.

‘I’m losing so much’: Classrooms fall silent in embattled Rakhine State Stymied by airstrikes, travel bans and school closures, students and teachers in Myanmar’s westernmost state are uncertain of what the future holds for education under Arakan Army control.

Stymied by airstrikes, travel bans and school closures, students and teachers in Myanmar’s westernmost state are uncertain of what the future holds for education under Arakan Army control.

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Growing debt: Myanmar farmers suffer from dwindling bean market Farmers in Ayeyarwady Region face mounting debts and threats to their livelihoods as black bean prices plummet due to a combination of decreased international demand and the junta’s mismanagement of t...

Farmers in Ayeyarwady Region face mounting debts and threats to their livelihoods as black bean prices plummet due to a combination of decreased international demand and the junta’s mismanagement of the economy.

Myanmar junta founds office to counsel post-poll government Myanmar's junta announced a new office advising the president on Wednesday, a role which may allow the military chief to formally embed his power over the incoming civilian government.

AFP | Myanmar’s junta announced a new office advising the president on Wednesday, a role which may allow the military chief to formally embed his power over the incoming civilian government.

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Caught in limbo: US cancellation of ‘protected status’ hits thousands The imminent termination of Temporary Protected Status leaves 4,000 Myanmar nationals in the United States facing the possibility of deportation to their war-ravaged country.

The imminent termination of Temporary Protected Status leaves 4,000 Myanmar nationals in the United States facing the possibility of deportation to their war-ravaged country.

No alternative: The junta’s election and Myanmar’s first-time voters As the military regime presses ahead with its poll, young voters describe being coerced into voting through fear, family pressure and restrictive laws.

As the military regime presses ahead with its poll, young voters describe being coerced into voting through fear, family pressure and restrictive laws.

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Costs of copper: Residents near mines suffer under junta’s heavy hand Chinese-run copper mines in Myanmar’s Sagaing Region have become a focal point of fighting between the military and anti-junta resistance forces, while local residents bear the brunt of the regime’s i...

Chinese-run copper mines in Myanmar’s Sagaing Region have become a focal point of fighting between the military and anti-junta resistance forces, while local residents bear the brunt of the regime’s indiscriminate brutality.

Is Min Aung Hlaing looking over both shoulders? Can the Myanmar junta navigate its way in a nascent new world order, with great powers like China and the United States asserting their control over their “areas of influence”?

OPINION | Can the Myanmar junta navigate its way in a nascent new world order, with great powers like China and the United States asserting their control over their “areas of influence”? By Guy Dinmore.

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Learning the hard way: Students warn against MBA scams The number of MBA programmes offered through private schools in Myanmar has grown in the past decade, but many are not recognised by international institutions – a deficiency that is usually not menti...

The number of MBA programmes offered through private schools in Myanmar has grown in the past decade, but many are not recognised by international institutions – a deficiency that is usually not mentioned in their advertising.

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‘Hard to fight’: Weapon shortages hamper resistance groups Pressure from China has forced ethnic armies in Shan State to stop supplying arms to resistance groups in Myanmar's central Dry Zone, leading to scarcity of guns and ammunition among PDFs struggling t...

Pressure from China has forced ethnic armies in Shan State to stop supplying arms to resistance groups in Myanmar’s central Dry Zone, leading to scarcity of guns and ammunition among PDFs struggling to hold ground against the military.

Myanmar junta takes autocratic approach to its ‘free and fair ‘ election Myanmar’s regime claims its election, starting on December 28, will be free and fair, and will lead to peace and democracy, but it is contradicting these assurances by arresting people who criticise t...

DOH ATHAN | Myanmar’s regime claims its election, starting on December 28, will be free and fair, and will lead to peace and democracy, but it is contradicting these assurances by arresting people who criticise the poll.

Myanmar junta airstrike on hospital kills 31: on-site aid worker A Myanmar military airstrike killed more than 30 people at a hospital, an on-site aid worker said Thursday, as the junta wages a withering offensive ahead of an election beginning this month.

AFP | A Myanmar military airstrike killed more than 30 people at a hospital, an on-site aid worker said Thursday, as the junta wages a withering offensive ahead of an election beginning this month.

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‘An election held under fear’: Junta persecutes critics of its poll Myanmar’s regime is hunting down those who oppose its upcoming election by using a law criminalising any criticism of the poll, detaining and handing long jail sentences to a wide array of people, fro...

Myanmar’s regime is hunting down those who oppose its upcoming election by using a law criminalising any criticism of the poll, detaining and handing long jail sentences to a wide array of people, from film stars to ordinary citizens.

'A city in the shadow of an election' As the junta prepares its election, scheduled to be held in phases starting on December 28, Yangon residents speak to Doh Athan about their fears and anxieties, as well as their scepticism about a pol...

DOH ATHAN | As the junta prepares its election, scheduled to be held in phases starting on December 28, Yangon residents speak to Doh Athan about their fears and anxieties, as well as their scepticism about a poll few believe can solve Myanmar’s problems.