Interview

‘Min Aung Hlaing has taken advantage of the system’: Charles Santiago

Charles Santiago, Malaysian MP and chairman of the ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights, spoke to Frontier last month in Kuala Lumpur. He called for ASEAN to rethink its approach to the crisis in Myanmar, including by making changes to the special envoy position and openly engaging with the National Unity Government.

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Interview

‘I’m proud of what he did’: Phyo Zayar Thaw’s wife speaks out

Myanmar's first executions in decades have stunned the nation, plunging it into a state of rage and mourning. Frontier spoke to Phyo Zayar Thaw’s wife Thazin Nyunt Aung about his death, his life and what this means for the revolution.

BY Frontier

Interview

‘I stand by our decision’: UK envoy forced out of Myanmar

As he leaves his post, head of the British embassy Mr Pete Vowles spoke to Frontier about the UK's support for the democracy movement, its hope for a "political solution" to the crisis and why the military miscalculated.

BY Frontier

News, Interview, Features

Tales from abroad: the anguish of those who’ve left Myanmar behind

Amid turmoil and uncertainty, some Myanmar youth have gone overseas or are choosing to remain abroad despite facing financial challenges and survivor’s guilt.

BY Emily Fishbein

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Vitriol in cyberspace for celebrities who stayed silent

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Interview, Business, Features

World Bank economist: ‘It’s important to sustain strong and inclusive growth’

Frontier speaks to Sudhir Shetty, the World Bank chief economist for East Asia and the Pacific, about Myanmar's new Investment Law.

BY Frontier

Interview, Business

US Ambassador: 'We’re now in an era of partnership'

Mr Scot Marciel was the principal deputy assistant secretary of the State Department’s Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs before assuming his role as ambassador to Myanmar earlier this year. He spoke to Frontier’s Sean Gleeson.

BY Sean Gleeson

Interview, Business, Features

US Ambassador: ‘We’re now in an era of partnership’

Frontier speaks with Scot Marciel, the US Ambassador to Myanmar, on sanctions, the peace process and ongoing security operations in Maungdaw.

BY Sean Gleeson

Affairs, Interview

UN aid chief: 'It's absolutely vital that we maintain the supply lines'

Why are you visiting Myanmar?

BY Oliver Slow

Latest Issue

Volume 6, Issue 18

January 27, 2021

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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.

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