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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Interview

Q&A: Kachin activist Sut Seng Htoi says ‘no issue should be censored or avoided’

The spokesperson of the Kachin State Civilian Movement discusses resource governance, resisting the patriarchy and the role of civil society in holding the Kachin Independence Organization to account.

BY Emily Fishbein

Interview

Q&A: NUG’s Lashi La says military leaders ‘don’t want peace’

Nearly two years since its formation, the National Unity Government’s acting president Duwa Lashi La speaks to Frontier about military strategy, the parallel government’s relations with China and ethnic armed groups, its achievements so far and its plans for the future.

BY Frontier

News Feed, News, Interview

Q&A: Sean Turnell on being framed as Suu Kyi’s ‘puppet master’

The freed Australian economic advisor talks to Frontier about the military regime that put him behind bars and the views of fellow prisoner Aung San Suu Kyi.

BY Frontier

Highlights

News Feed, News

Vitriol in cyberspace for celebrities who stayed silent

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Sithu Aung Myint, Interview, Election 2015

SNDP chairman Sai Aik Pao: 'If you want to be president, you need our support'

The Shan Nationalities Democratic Party is contesting 211 seats in the November 8 election – 79 at Union level and 132 at state and regional level — and is fielding the most candidates after the Union Solidarity and Development Party and the National League for Democracy.

BY Sithu Aung Myint

Sithu Aung Myint, Interview, Election 2015

SNDP chairman Sai Aik Pao: ‘If you want to be president, you need our support’

As the Shan Nationalities Democratic Party gears up for the 2015 election, Frontier interviews party chairman Sai Aik Pao at his home in Taunggyi.

BY Sithu Aung Myint

Interview, Business

Jzoo founder Rita Nguyen: '52 million consumers, and we still don’t know much about them'

After 20 years in digital marketing, including a stint at tech giant EA, Vietnamese-Canadian Rita Ngyuen came to Myanmar when the country was still a digital no-fly zone. After co-founding social media platform MySquar, Forbes Asia named her one of the Power Women to watch. Her latest venture is Jzoo, outfitting brick-and-mortar businesses with a high-tech loyalty platform. Customers get rewards and discounts, and Jzoo fills the data gaps for a relatively unexplored consumer base.

BY Jared Downing

Interview, Business

Jzoo founder Rita Nguyen: ’52 million consumers, and we still don’t know much about them’

Rita Nguyen, a digital marketing veteran and member of the Forbes Asia 'Power Women' list, discusses her latest venture in Myanmar.

BY Jared Downing

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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