Opinion

Myanmar’s resistance faces a moral quandary after the quake

The swift delivery of aid to survivors of the recent earthquake must take precedence over transient political gains in a long-running conflict.

BY Frontier

Editorial, Opinion

Quake response shows where junta’s priorities lie

Myanmar is reeling from a devastating earthquake but the regime cares more for its own survival.

BY Frontier

Opinion

Facebook’s ‘lethal carelessness’ in Myanmar

Fresh testimony from a Facebook whistleblower suggests the company’s previous failure to protect Myanmar users could amount to gross negligence, particularly amid the Rohingya crisis.

BY Frontier

Opinion

Rethinking justice in the present

Mainstream discussions of transitional justice in Myanmar emphasise future punishment at the expense of dialogue, introspection and structural change.

BY Frontier

Highlights

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Backpage, Opinion

In defence of elephant pants

I, Elephant Pants, am comfortable and pretty and there’s a reason backpackers love me. Stop the hate.

BY Jared Downing

Sithu Aung Myint, Opinion

Time's up for the copyright pirates

The routine infringement of copyright in Myanmar has devastated the literary world and other creative industries, and the violations will continue until laws aimed at protecting intellectual property are properly enforced.

BY Sithu Aung Myint

Sithu Aung Myint, Opinion

Time’s up for the copyright pirates

The routine infringement of copyright in Myanmar has devastated the literary world and the violations will continue until laws are properly enforced.

BY Sithu Aung Myint

Editorial, Opinion

Time for a serious chat about Yangon's colonial heritage

Hungry for a Martyrs’ Chicken Meal? Or perhaps a colonial doughnut combo?

BY Frontier

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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