Informal migration from Myanmar is being blamed for the recent resurgence of COVID-19 that has left Thailand in lockdown and prompted Thai authorities to step up security along the 2,400-kilometre frontier.
BY Lawi Weng
Informal migration from Myanmar is being blamed for the recent resurgence of COVID-19 that has left Thailand in lockdown and prompted Thai authorities to step up security along the 2,400-kilometre frontier.
BY Lawi Weng
Highlights
Consider being a Frontier Member.
Support independent journalism in Myanmar. Become a Frontier member today
Support independent journalism in Myanmar.
BY Frontier
Support independent journalism in Myanmar.
Officially, rape hardly happens in Myanmar and domestic abuse is non-existent. The reality? Violence against women is so pervasive it is regarded as normal and is woefully underreported.
BY AFP
Describing the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw as merely a rubber stamp is not only inaccurate. It also does a disservice to the MPs who are working hard to fulfil their duties.
BY Frontier
A recently released Myanmar horror film is crassly misogynist in its portrayal of sexual violence, but is part of a much broader trend in an industry dominated by male filmmakers.
Support independent journalism in Myanmar.
BY AFP
The Ministry of Information regularly arranges trips to northern Rakhine State for journalists and interesting encounters occur when their minders’ backs are turned.
Opinion
Doh Athan
Doh Athan
Latest Issue
- January 12, 2021
Stories in this issue
BE A FRONTIER MEMBER
Stay on top of Myanmar current affairs with our Daily Briefing and Media Monitor newsletters
SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PRINT + DIGITAL MAGAZINE
Our fortnightly magazine is available in print, digital, or a combination beginning at $80 a year
Join the community
Sign up for our Frontier Fridays newsletter. It’s a free weekly round-up featuring the most important events shaping Myanmar
