Family members of political prisoners in Myanmar are struggling to pay the rising costs of travelling to prisons for visits, bribing jail officials and providing for their families. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar Read here: frontiermyanmar.net/en/payin…

AFP | Myanmar’s Daw Aung San Suu Kyi received a package from Britain’s King Charles III on Monday, the regime said, releasing the first pictures of the detained Nobel laureate in two months and describing her as a “special female prisoner.” Read here: frontiermyanmar.net/en/detai…

In Episode 2 of #WhatsHappeninginMyanmar In-Depth, we speak about how migration is driving international interest in Burmese cuisine. Chef and content creator Zwe Zay Yan Zaw shares what Myanmar dishes share with their neighbors. Listen here: frontiermyanmar.net/en/myanm…

This week on Season 2, Episode 27 of #WhatsHappeninginMyanmar; junta parliament approves Central Bank borrowing, the US lifts sanctions on a conglomerate chair’s family member, and the regime plans a visit with Brunei and Indonesia. Listen here: frontiermyanmar.net/en/us-li…

This week on #WhatsHappeninginMyanmar, Nic Dunlop introduces new host Kiana Duncan. Listen here: frontiermyanmar.net/en/intro…

Thefts and robberies, often violent, have skyrocketed in Myanmar’s commercial capital since the February 2021 coup, with residents setting up night patrols in some areas as police do little to stop the surge in crime. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar Read here: frontiermyanmar.net/en/you-c…

The latest edition of Political Insider looks at the role of sports in post-coup Myanmar, from the use of medal-winning athletes in regime propaganda to decisions by players and fans to boycott the national team in protest against the junta. Read here: frontiermyanmar.net/en/dange…

This week on #WhatsHappeninginMyanmar; US officials met with Min Aung Hlaing, the junta leader is given red carpet treatment in Malaysia, and worsening power cuts and economic pressures continue across the country. Listen here: frontiermyanmar.net/en/repat…

AFP | Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim once urged his Muslim-majority nation to show solidarity with the Rohingya who fled Myanmar en masse, but this week rolled out the red carpet for the man accused of orchestrating their genocide. Read here: frontiermyanmar.net/en/from-…

AFP | Myanmar’s coup leader turned regime president Min Aung Hlaing will head to Malaysia on Wednesday for a two-day visit, officials said, following Kuala Lumpur’s plan to return thousands of Myanmar immigrants. Read here: frontiermyanmar.net/en/min-a…

In Episode 1 of #WhatsHappeninginMyanmar In-Depth, we discuss with activist Nur Sadek the rise in hate speech against Rohingya in Malaysia, as well as Meta’s role in moderating hate groups and posts targeting the group. Listen here: frontiermyanmar.net/en/monit…

AFP | Nearly 1,500 Myanmar migrants from Malaysia returned to their war-ravaged home country on Sunday under an opaque repatriation scheme that rights monitors say cannot assure their safety. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar Read here: frontiermyanmar.net/en/myanm…

Q&A | Amid growing harassment of Rohingya refugees in Malaysia, Frontier speaks with Nur Sadek, the founder of Rohingya Rights Response which monitors threatening rhetoric posted online against the group. Read here: frontiermyanmar.net/en/qa-re…

AFP | Malaysia began sending back around 1,500 Myanmar nationals on Tuesday, the government confirmed, as it launched a scheme that rights groups say may endanger migrants by returning them to the war-torn country. Read here: frontiermyanmar.net/en/malay…

DOH ATHAN | In Kayah State, a clinic provides healthcare to people who cannot access bigger hospitals. One of its founders, nurse Ko Nway Oo Marn, spoke with Doh Athan about his journey to bring medical care to hard-to-reach areas. Listen here: frontiermyanmar.net/en/from-…

AFP | A regime airstrike on a market in western Myanmar killed 33 people on Monday and wounded 36 more, the Arakan Army, which controls the area, said in a statement. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar Read here: frontiermyanmar.net/en/myanm…

This edition of Political Insider looks at the impact of rare earth mining in eastern Shan State and how the pollution caused by this unregulated industry is affecting communities in Myanmar, Thailand and the wider Mekong region. Read here: frontiermyanmar.net/en/every…

This week on #WhatsHappeninginMyanmar, Min Aung Hlaing gives first interview to a Western outlet since the coup, the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army holds talks with the junta and a report details women political prisoner abuses. Listen here: frontiermyanmar.net/en/min-a…

OPINION | With the Arakan Army now controlling most of Rakhine State as a de facto government, Dhaka should take note and not treat it as just another militant group, argues Nafew Sajed Joy. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar Read here: frontiermyanmar.net/en/is-th…

AFP | As a Rohingya exile who abandoned his life in Malaysia to return to Myanmar, Ismail’s bleak prospects may portend what awaits others caught in Kuala Lumpur’s migrant crackdown. Read here: frontiermyanmar.net/en/malay…