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Soldiers of the Kayin State Border Guard Force, now renamed as parade in a ceremony at Shwe Kokko to mark the group’s ninth anniversary in 2019. (Frontier)
Interview

A day in the life of a Shwe Kokko scammer

Many workers brought to criminal hubs in Southeast Asia have no idea what they’re getting themselves into, but some are seeking a payday despite the risks. Frontier spoke to two workers – one in online gambling the other in online scams – about their daily lives, working conditions and what brought them to Shwe Kokko.
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Rotavirus expert: 'It’s something that affects every child'

Diarrhoea is one of the leading causes of child death globally, and rotavirus is the most common cause of diarrhoea mortality. In Myanmar, the disease accounts for more than half of all diarrhoea cases. Dr Mathuram Santosham, a specialist who has spent more than 40 years working on the illness, speaks to Frontier’s Oliver Slow about the need for access to vaccinations to help prevent children from catching the illness.  
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Interview, Business

World Bank's Abdoulaye Seck: ‘Our commitment is to support the Myanmar people’

Last month, Senegalese national Mr Abdoulaye Seck completed his stint as World Bank’s Myanmar country manager after nearly three years in the role. Before taking over as the organisation’s country manager in Afghanistan, he spoke to Frontier’s Oliver Slow about the World Bank’s priorities in Myanmar, advice for his successors and some personal reflections from his time in the country.
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Affairs, Interview, Features

စနစ်က ပိုပြီးအခြေခိုင်သယောင်၊ ခေါင်းဆောင်တွေလဲ ပြောင်းသွားသယောင်ရှိပေမယ့် သက်ရောက်မှုကတော့ ဘာမှ မထူးလှပါဘူး

(ဤဆောင်းပါးကို Justiceinfo.net တွင် ပထမဖော်ပြခဲ့ပြီး စာရေးသူ၏ ခွင့်ပြုချက်ဖြင့် ထပ်မံဖော်ပြပါသည်။ Justice Info သည်  Swiss NGO Foundation Hirondelle ၏ မီဒီယာဌာနခွဲတစ်ခုဖြစ်သည်။)
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