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WEBClose ally of Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi dies of leukaemia. A close ally of detained Myanmar democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi died of leukaemia on Monday, a National League for Democracy source told Agence France-Presse, days after being released from junta custody on health grounds.
Deaths and repression sideline Aung San Suu Kyi's party ahead of ...
WEB5 hours ago · October 10, 2024. By AFP. Death, detention and dissolution have decimated Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s political party, easing the way for groups backed by Myanmar’s ruling military to claim victory at elections expected next year, analysts say. The death this week of National League for Democracy vice president U Zaw Myint Maung – a close ...
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WEBMenstruation matters: Poor economy puts products out of reach. Runaway inflation has left many working class women in Myanmar unable to afford feminine hygiene products – putting their health at risk – while they must also contend with stigma and shame.
Against the odds: The diary of a frontline medic, part two
WEB1 day ago · October 9, 2024. OPINION. A medical student who left Yangon for Kayah State reflects on the last year of tumult as fighting intensified, prompting her team of medics to treat wounded civilians, resistance fighters and even junta troops while avoiding airstrikes and disease. Read part one of Su’s diary here, and a separate account by her of ...
Breaking newsrooms: Are Myanmar’s exiled journalists getting a …
WEBSep 9, 2024 · A Myanmar photojournalist takes pictures of a barricade erected by anti-coup protestors in Yangon on March 16, 2021. (Frontier) Other alleged abuses at Delta News Agency affected both men and women. The outlet was founded in 2018 to cover Ayeyarwady Region but now reports on events across Myanmar from exile, having been banned by the junta in ...
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WEBThe Frontier story. Since launching in 2015, Frontier Myanmar has provided its readers balanced, in-depth reporting and insights from the ground to help them make sense of what’s happening in Myanmar. With a focus on long-form and investigative articles, insights and analysis, we’ve built up a reputation for quality journalism in an ...
Myanmar to send representative to regional summit for first time …
WEB2 days ago · October 8, 2024. By AFP. Myanmar will send a representative to a regional summit this week for the first time in three years, a diplomatic source told Agence France-Presse Tuesday, as the junta struggles to quell a civil war. The conflict will be high on the agenda as leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations meet in Laos from ...
From mass disobedience to mass exit: CDM workers quit Myanmar
WEBOct 17, 2023 · Even after paying high smuggling fees, many end up in detention. Thai police regularly make mass arrests of Myanmar nationals being smuggled to Malaysia. “Thirteen people, including my CDM acquaintances, were arrested in a truck going to Malaysia in August,” said Ko Maung. “All are now in jail in Thailand.
MYANMAR PROTESTS LIVE: Sixteen more killed as ... - Frontier …
WEBFeb 21, 2021 · Keep tuning in for full coverage from the Frontier team as we report on ongoing demonstrations and strikes across the country against the February 1 coup, and the military government’s response.For liveblog updates prior to February 21, please visit this page.. By FRONTIER. UPDATE: Thursday, March 4, 11:00am
Fresh dialogue needed for Myanmar’s fractured resistance
WEBMay 1, 2024 · It was in this spirit that the National Unity Consultative Council was created soon after the coup. The council was granted broad policy-making powers by the Federal Democracy Charter, a loose framework for Myanmar’s future agreed on by many resistance actors. The NUCC was also tasked with writing a new, transitional constitution for …