Under sanctions and desperate for hard currency, the military regime is forcing Myanmar workers abroad to remit earnings through formal channels, with some warning it will only push more migrants to become undocumented.
BY Frontier
Under sanctions and desperate for hard currency, the military regime is forcing Myanmar workers abroad to remit earnings through formal channels, with some warning it will only push more migrants to become undocumented.
BY Frontier
The regime’s planned population count threatens to boost its powers of surveillance and leave dissidents with few places to hide.
BY Frontier
People living with HIV are finding it harder to access life-saving care due to civil war and a crumbling healthcare system, while also facing continued social stigma and discrimination.
BY Frontier
Consider being a Frontier Member.
Support independent journalism in Myanmar. Become a Frontier member today
Support more independent journalism like this.
BY Sean Gleeson
Support more independent journalism like this.
BY AFP
Support more independent journalism like this.
BY AFP
Newly empowered women in Kyaukphyu are breaking through barriers of discrimination that have treated them as ‘second-class’ citizens for generations.
Support more independent journalism like this.
BY AFP
ရှပ်နီထောက်ခံသူ ဝန်ကြီးချုပ်ဟောင်းသက်ဆင်သည် ဓမ္မကာရဘုန်းတော်ကြီးကျောင်းကို အသုံးချပြီး ဘုန်းတော်ကြီးများကို လမ်းပေါ်ထွက်စေ၍ လက်ရှိ ဝန်ကြီးချုပ် ပရာယွတ်ဒ အာဏာသိမ်းမှုကို ကာကွယ်ရန် ကြိုးစားခဲ့ဖူးသည်ဟု စွပ်စွဲခံထားရသည်။
The vast sums donated to pagodas are managed by boards of trustees but investigations at two of the nation’s most revered pilgrimage destinations have uncovered discrepancies involving millions of kyat.
Support more independent journalism like this.
BY Su Myat Mon
Support more independent journalism like this.
BY AFP
Opinion
Doh Athan
Opinion
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
