Opinion

The Myanmar junta’s census heralds a totalitarian nightmare

The regime’s planned population count threatens to boost its powers of surveillance and leave dissidents with few places to hide.

BY Frontier

Opinion

From ‘a revolutionary hospital in the forest’: The diary of a frontline medic

A Myanmar medical student who left Yangon to provide care in a conflict zone describes a life of constant danger and upheaval, but also burning commitment to the revolution.

BY Frontier

Opinion

‘Who the f*** is Bill Richardson?’: Frontier’s Danny Fenster pays tribute

A Frontier editor reflects on the legacy of the recently deceased former New Mexico governor and fringe diplomat who helped free him from prison in Myanmar.

BY Frontier

Opinion

It’s time to re-think the CDM

Myanmar’s Civil Disobedience Movement has involved tremendous sacrifice, but if this is not to be in vain, the movement needs to be reborn as an independent, nonviolent force focused on creating change rather than promoting divisive political identities.

BY Frontier

Highlights

News Feed, News

Vitriol in cyberspace for celebrities who stayed silent

Consider being a Frontier Member.

Support independent journalism in Myanmar. Become a Frontier member today

Backpage, Opinion

Myanmar’s peace god

The guns of civil conflict fell silent during the visit by Chinese leader Xi Jinping – a pause in fighting that not even State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi can achieve.

BY Kyaw Lin Htoon

Editorial, Opinion

Myanmar is the master of its own destiny

It’s tempting to see Xi Jinping’s recent visit as China coming to collect on an IOU, and Myanmar not having much choice but to pay up.

BY Frontier

News, Opinion

A new era for China and Myanmar, but old constraints still hold

President Xi Jinping’s visit underscores that his country has regained its dominant position in Myanmar after setbacks under the U Thein Sein government, but China will need to be careful how it exerts its influence in the years ahead.

BY Yun Sun

Editorial, Opinion

Rakhine is on a precipice

As Myanmar marked Independence Day on January 4 with formal ceremonies, a national holiday and street games, a very different anniversary passed almost without mention in the country’s west.

BY Frontier

Latest Issue

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.

VIEW ALL ISSUES

Opinion

Highlights

Consider being a Frontier Member.

Latest Issue

Myanmar enters 2021 with more friends than foes

Will the Kayin BGF go quietly?

Become a Frontier Member

Get exclusive daily updates

Join the community