Some powerful ethnic armed groups are increasingly throwing their weight behind Myanmar’s pro-democracy movement, seemingly defying China and other allies to take on the military.
BY Sam Foot
Some powerful ethnic armed groups are increasingly throwing their weight behind Myanmar’s pro-democracy movement, seemingly defying China and other allies to take on the military.
BY Sam Foot
Trade between the once-thriving border towns of Muse and Ruili is restarting after nearly three years, but remains restricted to a trickle of trucks, with Myanmar wary of the COVID-19 surge in China.
BY Frontier
The regime's sudden decision has hobbled Myanmar citizens seeking better lives overseas and risks depriving migrant workers of legal protections, with rights groups suspecting a ploy to target dissidents.
BY Frontier
Consider being a Frontier Member.
Support independent journalism in Myanmar. Become a Frontier member today
မျိုးဆက်ပေါင်းများစွာ သူတို့ကို ဒုတိယတန်းနေရာပဲပေးပြီး ခွဲခြားဆက်ဆံမှုကို ခံကြရတဲ့ အတားအဆီးတွေကို ရခိုင်ပြည်နယ်၊ ကျောက်ဖြူမြို့နယ်က အမျိုးသမီးတွေက ထိုးဖောက်ကျော်လွန်နိုင်ခဲ့ကြပြီ ဖြစ်ပါတယ်။
Residents of a small village in Mon State were victims of a scam that went nationwide. One man involved in the scheme is showing a distinct lack of remorse.
BY Hein Ko Soe
Residents of a small village in Mon State were victims of a scam that went nationwide. One man involved in the scheme is showing a distinct lack of remorse.
BY Hein Ko Soe
“Trust us” just doesn’t cut it any more.
BY Frontier
Gem and jade traders say an increase in taxes is the main reason why sales have become sluggish at one of the government’s most important revenue-generating events.
Support more independent journalism like this.
BY AFP
“Trust us” just doesn’t cut it any more.
BY Frontier
Farmers are beginning to reap the benefits of the rapid growth in mobile phone use in Myanmar through apps that are providing them with a wealth of information.
BY Sing Lee
Support more independent journalism like this.
Opinion
Doh Athan
Doh Athan
Latest Issue
- January 27, 2021
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
