Generic selectors
Exact matches only
Search in title
Search in content
Search in posts
Search in pages
Filter by Categories
Pyawbwe
Uncategorized @mm
Bawlakhe
Science
Mrauk-U
Doh Athan
Myitkyina
News Feed
Mayangone
magazine
2020 Election
Uncategorized
Bizfeed
News Feed
Backpage
Infographics
Travel
Photo Essays
Editorial
Breaking News
Food
Education
Affairs
Inside Myanmar
News
Interview
Sithu Aung Myint
Election 2015
Business
Features
Video
Culture
Opinion
close_search
logo-black-big
  • Issues
Menu
  • Issues
SIGN UP NOW

Emily Fishbein

Emily Fishbein
Emily Fishbein is a freelance writer who has been based in Myanmar since 2015. She seeks to share diverse stories and perspectives, especially from Kachin. Prior to writing, she worked with refugees and IDPs in Myanmar and the United States.
myitkyina_transit_centre_1_hkun_li.jpg
News, Features

Kachin communities rally to receive thousands of workers returning from China

About 18,000 migrant workers in China are returning home through Kachin State, where volunteers are at the forefront of efforts to manage the influx while protecting against COVID-19.

BY Naw Awng, Jaw Tu Hkawng & Emily Fishbein

 

inside-the-controversy-over-the-kachin-manau-festival-1582179597
News Feed, News, Affairs, Features

Inside the controversy over the Kachin manau festival

A dispute over how to name the Kachin State Day Manau Festival in Myitkyina has revealed fissures in Kachin’s multi-ethnic society.
BY Emily Fishbein

 

sweet-december-in-myitkyina-1582109850
Backpage, Opinion

‘Sweet December’ in Myitkyina

The Christmas spirit runs deep in the Kachin State capital, where December is alive with bright lights, cheerful greetings and roving groups of carollers.
BY Emily Fishbein

 

how-hare-krishna-came-to-myanmar-1582198857
News Feed, News, Features, Culture

How Hare Krishna came to Myanmar

The chance discovery of a magazine at a home in Mawlamyine nearly 40 years ago led to the founding of Myanmar’s Hare Krishna movement.
BY Emily Fishbein

 

Page1 Page2 Page3 Page4 Page5 Page6 Page7 Page8
LOAD MORE

Latest Issue

cover

Volume 6, Issue 18

  • January 27, 2021
Stories in this issue
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.
SUBSCRIBE
VIEW ALL ISSUES

BE A FRONTIER MEMBER

Stay on top of Myanmar current affairs with our Daily Briefing and Media Monitor newsletters

JOIN US

SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PRINT + DIGITAL MAGAZINE

Our fortnightly magazine is available in print, digital, or a combination beginning at $80 a year

subscribe

Join the community

Sign up for our Frontier Fridays newsletter. It’s a free weekly round-up featuring the most important events shaping Myanmar

  • Magazine
  • Membership
  • The Frontier story
  • Work with us
  • Advertise
  • Donate
  • Contact Us
Menu
  • Magazine
  • Membership
  • The Frontier story
  • Work with us
  • Advertise
  • Donate
  • Contact Us
Follow FRONTIER
Facebook-f Twitter

© 2020 Frontier Myanmar

Privacy Policy
Language

This post is also available in: English Myanmar