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

Opinion

Staying online in Myanmar is a matter of life and death

Civilians and resistance groups have pursued a range of technical workarounds in the face of prolonged internet blackouts, each of which has its own strengths and drawbacks.

BY Frontier

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How to keep your distance in Yangon

Research shows that social distancing is one of the most effective ways to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus and viruses with a high infection rate in general.

BY Nicole Tu-Maung

Opinion

A Tatmadaw-enforced lockdown is no answer to COVID-19

Combatting the coronavirus by shutting down the country makes little sense on health grounds and would cede greater power to Myanmar’s armed forces.

BY Jordan Tun

Editorial, Opinion

In Myanmar, the ‘cure’ for COVID could be deadlier than the disease

In the rich world, lockdowns are being debated in terms of "saving lives" versus "saving the economy”, but in Myanmar, it's not so simple.

BY Frontier

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Battlefields of tomorrow

A trip to conflict-hit southern Chin State leaves Frontier’s Kyaw Lin Htoon dreaming of a day when peace prevails and Myanmar’s civil wars are relegated to historical monuments.

BY Kyaw Lin Htoon

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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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