Frontier Myanmar

09/09/2025

DOH ATHAN | On May 12 the junta conducted an airstrike on a school in Oh Tein Twin village in Sagaing Region, killing more than 20 students and leaving the survivors, many of whom suffered severe injuries, to deal with lingering psychological and physical trauma.

On May 12 the junta conducted an airstrike on a school in Oh Tein Twin village in Sagaing Region, killing more than 20 students and leaving the survivors, many of whom suffered severe injuries, to deal with lingering psychological and physical trauma.

08/09/2025

Q&A | Mon Unity Party spokesperson Nai Than Shwe talks to Frontier about strategic and security challenges the party is facing in preparing for the upcoming election organised by the regime.

Mon Unity Party spokesperson Nai Than Shwe talks to Frontier about strategic and security challenges the party is facing in preparing for the upcoming election organised by the regime.

06/09/2025

This week on Frontier’s podcast What's Happening in Myanmar, Min Aung Hlaing visits China as his military continues its offensives at home, and Generations Solidarity Coalition of Nationalities member Nandar discusses the anti-sham election campaign’s aims and strategies.

With Nandar, member of the Generations Solidarity Coalition of Nationalities, and participant in the anti-sham elections campaign. This week on episode 43 of What’s Happening in Myanmar, coup leader Senior General Min Aung Hlaing is in China, while at home his military continues its offensives kil...

05/09/2025

Many resistance groups have vowed to disrupt the regime’s poll, widely considered to be a sham aimed at maintaining the military’s grip on power, and civilians forced to serve as poll workers fear getting caught in the crossfire.

Many resistance groups have vowed to disrupt the regime’s poll, widely considered to be a sham aimed at maintaining the military's grip on power, and civilians forced to serve as poll workers fear getting caught in the crossfire.

04/09/2025

Attention all Frontier members!

Join us for an exclusive webinar on Myanmar’s political trajectory and the wider regional landscape.

📅 Wednesday, September 10
🕔 5 PM (Thailand time)

In recent months, the military regime has made several moves to consolidate its grip on power, including battlefield offensives and preparations for a phased election from late December. The junta’s latest steps underscore its dual strategy of seeking legitimacy while escalating military operations. We will assess what these changes might mean for Myanmar’s political trajectory and the wider regional landscape.

Frontier’s Editor-at-Large Thomas Kean will be discussing all of the latest political developments with Maw Day Myar, general secretary of the Karenni State Consultative Council; Dr Sai Kyi Zin Soe, an independent political analyst; and Su Mon, Asia-Pacific senior analyst at Armed Conflict Location and Event Data (ACLED).Members will also have the chance to raise the questions.

This webinar is open exclusively to Frontier members, and is part of Frontier’s virtual event series which connects members with experts, and Frontier journalists, enabling participants to engage in high-level panel discussions.

We are building a community based around independent journalism in Myanmar. Join us: https://mailchi.mp/frontiermyanmar.net/members

03/09/2025

OPINION | The regime is taking advantage of an international order in decline to claim a legitimacy it doesn’t deserve – with authoritarian states in the Global South increasingly opening their doors to Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, argues David Mathieson.

The regime is taking advantage of an international order in decline to claim a legitimacy it doesn’t deserve – with authoritarian states in the Global South increasingly opening their doors to Senior General Min Aung Hlaing.

03/09/2025

AFP | The humanitarian situation in Myanmar is worsening, the United Nations said Tuesday, decrying scenes reminiscent of the 2017 atrocities committed against the Rohingya minority that some countries deemed a genocide.

The humanitarian situation in Myanmar is worsening, the United Nations said Tuesday, decrying scenes reminiscent of the 2017 atrocities committed against the Rohingya minority that some countries deemed a genocide.

29/08/2025

This week on our podcast What's Happening in Myanmar, the military captures two mines from resistance forces, the historic Gokteik viaduct is badly damaged, and former Australian ambassador Nicholas Coppel discusses the consequences of a military election.

With Nicholas Coppel, former Australian ambassador to Myanmar and president of the Australia Myanmar Institute. This week on episode 42 of What’s Happening in Myanmar, the military captures two mines from resistance forces, the historic Gokteik viaduct sustains major damage, and we discuss the con...

28/08/2025

Q&A | Prominent trade unionist and president of the labour federation Solidarity Trade Union of Myanmar Daw Myo Myo Aye speaks with Frontier in the wake of several labour victories in Yangon’s factories and before her arrest by the junta.

Prominent trade unionist and president of the labour federation Solidarity Trade Union of Myanmar Daw Myo Myo Aye speaks with Frontier in the wake of several labour victories in Yangon’s factories and before her arrest by the junta.

27/08/2025

AFP | A Myanmar junta airstrike on a town controlled by the Arakan Army in hunger-ravaged Rakhine State killed at least 12 people, witnesses of the overnight bombing said on Tuesday.

A Myanmar junta airstrike on a town controlled by the Arakan Army in hunger-ravaged Rakhine State killed at least 12 people, witnesses of the overnight bombing said on Tuesday.

25/08/2025

AFP | Bangladesh on Monday is holding talks aimed at addressing the plight of Rohingya refugees, even as fresh arrivals cross over from war-torn Myanmar and shrinking aid flows deepen the crisis.

Bangladesh on Monday is holding talks aimed at addressing the plight of Rohingya refugees, even as fresh arrivals cross over from war-torn Myanmar and shrinking aid flows deepen the crisis.

23/08/2025

This week on What’s Happening in Myanmar, massive airstrikes occur around the country, and we discuss trade union members being sent to Insein prison and the UWSA’s declaration of non-assistance after admitting pressure from China.

With Stephen Campbell, associate professor in Social Sciences at Nanyang Technological University, and Joseph Young, Daily Briefing writer at Frontier Myanmar. This week on episode 41 of What’s Happening in Myanmar, massive airstrikes occur around the country as the military continues offensi...