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OPINION | Frontier reporter Hein Thar reflects on a recent journalism exchange trip to the United States, and his hopes Myanmar’s own media development.
Read here: frontiermyanmar.net/en/searc…
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Myanmar watchers: join @FrontierMM’s panel about #Myanmar’s crisis-torn economy. Inflation, conflicts, power cuts & import bans continue to drive business closures and job losses. The junta’s conscription drive has also sparked a fresh exodus of young people. At @FCCThai + Zoom.
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Over the last 5 years, Myanmar has become a dumping ground for the rich world’s trash. Despite intl & domestic laws banning waste exports, companies continue to quietly evade regulations & exploit loopholes. @Frontier spent 6 months investigating this–here is what we found 🧵
ALT Trash, including large quantities of plastic waste, line a small pond in Yangon. Supplied
Frontier Myanmar retweeted
As usual, really insightful analysis @FrontierMM in this week's Political Insider, which offers a fascinating look at Yar Pyae, Min Aung Hlaing's peace negotiator (whom the dictator largely seems to be micromanaging & preventing from making any real progress in talks w/ EROs).
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Important info about the relief situation in Rakhine and the roles of AA and the military
‘If the SAC’s purpose in restricting aid & refusing to work w/ AA was to bolster its authority, it appears to be having the opposite effect.’
@FrontierMM
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In response to public protests, the Kachin Independence Organization in northern Myanmar has canceled its plans to allow rare earth mining.
Story by @Rainforest_RJF grantees @EmilyFishbein11 @JawTuHkawng @ZawMyet1 and Hpan Ja Brang for @FrontierMM. pulitzercenter.org/stories/h…
Frontier Myanmar retweeted
On May 11, @FrontierMM will organise a hybrid panel looking at regional response to the #Myanmar regime’s planned polls.
We’ll be joined by ex-Thai FM Kasit Piromya, @thinzashunleiyi, @moemoethuzar, Nyantha Maw Lin and @TeppeiKasai. Registration link has been sent to members.
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Used for centuries to treat a range of ailments, demand for the valuable shibadi fungus accelerated during the pandemic—but overharvesting in Myanmar’s Kachin province poses a threat to local ecosystems.
@EmilyFishbein11 and @NuNuLusan for @FrontierMM. pulitzercenter.org/stories/k…
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@pulitzercenter #RainforestReporters @EmilyFishbein11 & @NuNuLusan take readers on a journey to #Myanmar's far north.
The region holds immense biodiversity including many endemic & globally threatened species. For @FrontierMM 👉 bit.ly/3oom3Wd
Read the 🧵 1/4👇
Frontier Myanmar retweeted
#Biodiversity
In Kachin’s Icy Mountains, Search for Coveted Fungus Heats Up
By Emily Fishbein & Nu Nu Lusan
#RainforestReporters
(@EmilyFishbein11 @NuNuLusan @FrontierMM @Rainforest_RJF @pulitzercenter)
#Myanmar
📷 bit.ly/3oom3Wd
Frontier Myanmar retweeted
A look back at #HumanRightsDay with #DohAthan. Our partner in #Myanmar set up with @FrontierMM, produced a series of interviews and testimonies looking back at this fundamental issue. The first one is about Article 23: Rights to Work. 🧵 [1/4]
youtube.com/watch?v=qH08J8Bd…
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MYANMAR: New report from @FrontierMM finds Chinese and Myanmar nationals tricked into online scam operations in Wa autonomous zone of northeastern Myanmar, where some are held prisoner and beaten. 1/6 frontiermyanmar.net/en/if-th…
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JUST OUT! New op-ed. "Despite #Myanmar’s abundant natural resources, successive military regimes have made it energy poor, reliant on its neighbours and irrelevant to regional energy politics." #WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar
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WE’RE HIRING: Frontier is seeking a Features Editor to join a team of award-winning journalists at a historic moment for Myanmar. The ideal candidate is an experienced journalist who has worked in Myanmar or elsewhere in Southeast Asia. Apply by June 15.
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A microcosm of the localised ethnic conflicts, rivalries and splits that Tatmadaw has manipulated and exacerbated all over the country to undermine the other so-called "major" ethnic groups.
Absolute must read
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
HT @EmilyFishbein11 and co
Divide and rule is an old Tatmadaw tactic and in Kachin State it is enabling local elites to take advantage of grievances to foster distrust and increase their influence.
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
frontiermyanmar.net/en/divid…
Frontier Myanmar retweeted
[THREAD] New Naratif condemns the arrest of Danny Fenster, the managing editor of @FrontierMM, who has been detained under section 505A of the Penal Code. #JournalismIsNotACrime #FreeFenster xitter.cf/FrontierMM/status/1396…
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🏆 The award for Excellence in Regional Business Reporting goes to @FrontierMM for "On the Thai-Myanmar border, COVID-19 closes a billion-dollar racket". Congratulations! #SOPAwards2021 frontiermyanmar.net/en/on-th…
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🏆 Congratulations to @FrontierMM, who have been awarded for Excellence in Regional Arts & Culture Reporting for "Dubious legends: The #Tatmadaw's propaganda fail" #SOPAwards2021 frontiermyanmar.net/en/dubio…
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စာရေးဆရာ ဆရာမများ - သင့်မှာ မြန်မာနိုင်ငံအရေးနဲ့ပတ်သက်ပြီး @FrontierMM ကတဆင့် တင်ပြချင်တာတွေရှိရင် DM ပို့ပေးပါ။ သင်သည်မြန်မာနိုင်ငံ၏သတင်းဖော်ပြမှုတွင်တစ်ခုခုပျောက်ဆုံးနေသည်ဟုခံစားရပါက ဒီအခွင့်အရေးကိုလက်မလွှတ်သင့်ပါ။ လူသစ်များကို အထူးကြိုဆိုပါသည်!