Opinion

Myanmar’s census is a blunt counterinsurgency tool

The junta says the population count will help prepare for an election but it’s more likely meant to flush out dissidents, in an exercise that is destined to flop.

BY Frontier

Opinion

‘An incredible generosity of spirit’: Remembering Paul Minoletti

An economist who prized people over numbers, Paul left behind a legacy in Myanmar that is celebrated by his colleagues, students and friends.

BY Frontier

Opinion

International aid should support revolutionary education, not junta schools

While there are no easy choices, support for junta-run schools risks legitimising the regime, boosting the harmful effects of its education system and diverting support from better alternatives.

BY Frontier

Opinion

Mourning James C. Scott, a Sterling anarchist and friend of Myanmar

The American radical scholar and author of The Art of Not Being Governed and other seminal books once dodged death threats in Yangon and rode a vintage motorcycle to Mandalay.

BY Frontier

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Sithu Aung Myint, Opinion

Myanmar's thriving black market, then and now

A video of goods being unloaded from a train making an unscheduled stop at night on Yangon’s outskirts has focused renewed attention on Myanmar’s massive black market – a problem the Tatmadaw could help to solve, if it wanted to.

BY Sithu Aung Myint

Sithu Aung Myint, Opinion

Myanmar’s thriving black market, then and now

A video of goods being unloaded from a train making an unscheduled stop at night on Yangon’s outskirts has focused new attention on Myanmar’s massive black market.

BY Sithu Aung Myint

Opinion

Money matters on the path towards gender equality

While men dominate all levels of government in Myanmar, the country can take a giant step towards gender equality by changing its budgeting practices.

BY Alison Chan

Editorial, Opinion

Let’s hope next year isn’t like the last

To say that 2017 did not unfold as many of us had hoped would be an understatement.

BY Frontier

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Volume 6, Issue 18

January 27, 2021

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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.

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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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