Following a chaotic boom period, conflict has left Myanmar’s ruby mines in limbo, due to displacement, road closures and the disappearance of Chinese buyers.
BY Frontier
Following a chaotic boom period, conflict has left Myanmar’s ruby mines in limbo, due to displacement, road closures and the disappearance of Chinese buyers.
BY Frontier
A medical student who left Yangon for Kayah State reflects on the last year of tumult as fighting intensified, prompting her team of medics to treat wounded civilians, resistance fighters and even junta troops while avoiding airstrikes and disease.
BY Frontier
Desperate for foreign exchange, the regime is taking harsh steps to enforce tax and remittance rules for migrants and making it harder for them to travel.
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.
Support more independent journalism like this.
Support more independent journalism like this.
On the eve of Myanmar’s historic election, a look back at how activism and Western policy have intersected over the years – and what this nexus will mean moving forward.
Support more independent journalism like this.
BY Hans Hulst
Red lights flashed at any mention of fear under junta rule during the 2010 campaign.
Economic factors are at the heart of the divide between the non-state armed groups which signed or refused the government's ceasefire deal.
BY Hans Hulst
Support more independent journalism like this.
Opinion
Doh Athan
Opinion
Doh Athan
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
