More than a month after the devastating March 28 earthquake, exhausted relief workers in Mandalay and nearby areas continue to toil in difficult conditions that have left some of them traumatised. We hear from relief workers who have been deeply affected by the death and suffering around them.
BY Frontier
More than a month after the devastating March 28 earthquake, exhausted relief workers in Mandalay and nearby areas continue to toil in difficult conditions that have left some of them traumatised. We hear from relief workers who have been deeply affected by the death and suffering around them.
BY Frontier
An early pledge by the parallel National Unity Government to replace Myanmar’s racist citizenship law raised hopes for marginalised communities, but impatience is growing as revolutionary groups trade blame for the delays.
BY Frontier
Ko Min said he found his son and daughter's bodies in the ruins of a schoolhouse in central Myanmar, moments after a deadly airstrike that witnesses said came as a military jet circled the village.
BY AFP
Consider being a Frontier Member.
Support independent journalism in Myanmar. Become a Frontier member today
A Chinese state-owned company and the military regime are quietly pushing forward with a railway line that would run through active conflict zones, after lengthy delays due to Myanmar’s wariness, COVID-19 and then the coup.
BY Frontier
In a new book, a former Frontier editor explains how the Myanmar military has preserved its power over decades, the terrible cost this has inflicted on the country and what the world should do about it.
BY Frontier
With civil society groups running awareness, eradication and rehabilitation programmes suppressed by the junta, ethnic armed group officials are working together with village leaders in Kayin State to stem a rise in recreational drug use.
BY Frontier
With a mass boycott of public schools entering its third year, the parallel government is scrambling to fine-tune alternatives to junta-run education, while lower-income families find it increasingly difficult to stay away.
BY Frontier
The military coup has sown division within families across Myanmar. Ko Ye Myo was a policeman whose parents disowned him when he denounced the military regime and joined the Civil Disobedience Movement.
BY Frontier
The Shanni Nationalities Army has been accused of aiding the Myanmar military since the coup, but its supporters say the group is defending against persecution by the Kachin Independence Army.
BY Frontier
It’s no longer safe to be a young in Myanmar. Young people told Doh Athan that, because of the leading role they're playing in the revolution, regime authorities consider them all to be suspects.
BY Frontier
A surgeon who quit his job at a government hospital in protest of the coup is now risking his own life to provide lifesaving care on the front lines of the conflict in Kayah State
BY Frontier
The military coup has radically altered the lives of many Myanmar people, forcing them to take up unexpected new career paths. Among them is Moe Thuzar, a business owner who once dreamed of a career in music.
BY Frontier
Latest Issue
Stories in this issue
Become a Frontier Member
Support our independent journalism and get exclusive behind-the-scenes content and analysis
Get exclusive daily updates
Stay on top of Myanmar current affairs with our Daily Briefing and Media Monitor newsletters.
Join the community
Sign up for our Frontier Fridays newsletter. It’s a free weekly round-up featuring the most important events shaping Myanmar
