Conditions in Myanmar’s jails are dire for all inmates, but human rights organisations say political prisoners suffer more abuses – including medical neglect that often has deadly consequences.
BY Frontier
Conditions in Myanmar’s jails are dire for all inmates, but human rights organisations say political prisoners suffer more abuses – including medical neglect that often has deadly consequences.
BY Frontier
Young people and their families are seeking any way they can to evade the Myanmar military’s conscription drive – sometimes with the help of sympathetic local administrators.
BY Frontier
The United States claimed it foiled a plot by an alleged Yakuza boss to sell weapons-grade plutonium sourced by an ethnic armed group in Myanmar, but experts say the story doesn’t add up.
BY Frontier
Consider being a Frontier Member.
Support independent journalism in Myanmar. Become a Frontier member today
Support more independent journalism like this.
Support more independent journalism like this.
BY AFP
A former teacher recalls with affection and nostalgia his stint at a little school in the Ayeyarwady Delta where his pupils stayed away on rainy days because they could not afford an umbrella or a raincoat.
BY Bo Bo Thein
Support more independent journalism like this.
A curriculum that fosters greater understanding of other cultures can engender empathy and open-mindedness, and avoid stereotypes and prejudices.
BY Ewan Cameron
Frontier speaks with Harn Yawnghwe, executive director of the Euro-Burma Office, on what can be done to get the peace process back on track.
BY Paul Vrieze
The recent spike in fighting in the north of the country appears to have dashed hopes that State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s leadership could bring all ethnic armed groups into the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement. China has expressed growing concern about the violence near its border and increased its support for Myanmar’s peace process, hosting a number of high-profile meetings.
BY Paul Vrieze
The Ministry of Education has generated controversy with an ad that discriminates against the disabled in apparent contravention of the 2008 Constitution and Myanmar’s obligations under a UN convention.
BY Thi Kha
A group of aspiring stand-up paddlers has been testing its skills on Inya Lake in a program supported by a Thai company with a big name in board sports in order to promote the activities in Myanmar.
BY Su Myat Mon
Opinion
Doh Athan
Opinion
Doh Athan
Latest 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