Frontier Myanmar

26/06/2025

AFP | Elections being planned by Myanmar’s ruling junta are a ploy to feign legitimacy and should be rejected by the international community as a “fraud”, a United Nations expert said Wednesday.

Elections being planned by Myanmar's ruling junta are a ploy to feign legitimacy and should be rejected by the international community as a "fraud", a United Nations expert said Wednesday.

25/06/2025

Some Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh are earning money as online freelancers, but limited internet and electricity as well as banking restrictions make this an uphill battle, while conservative gender norms punish women for trying to do the same.

Some Rohingya are earning money as online freelancers while living as refugees in Bangladesh, but limited internet and electricity as well as banking restrictions make this an uphill battle, while conservative gender norms punish women for trying to do the same.

24/06/2025

AFP | A Myanmar woman arrested by the junta for “spreading propaganda” is being detained over a Facebook post celebrating the 80th birthday of jailed democratic leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, local media said.

A Myanmar woman arrested by the junta for "spreading propaganda" is being detained over a Facebook post celebrating the 80th birthday of jailed democratic leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, local media said.

20/06/2025

JOB ALERT: Frontier is seeking a Chief Executive Officer.

The successful candidate will oversee Frontier’s efforts to sustainably grow its operations, working with directors and senior management to set strategic direction and support our newsroom’s award-winning journalism.

More info via the link. Apply by July 6.

Frontier Myanmar is growing and we’re looking for exceptional people to be part of one of Myanmar’s most respected media organisations. If you enjoy uncovering the truth, have a passion for telling stories and can work independently while being part of a small but dedicated team, then we’d lov...

20/06/2025

This week on Frontier’s podcast What's Happening in Myanmar, the Arakan Army edges closer to Kyaukphyu, and we talk about Rohingya armed group organising in the refugee camps of Bangladesh with International Crisis Group consultant Tom Kean.

With Thomas Kean, senior consultant for Myanmar and Bangladesh with International Crisis Group. This week on What’s Happening in Myanmar, the Arakan Army tightens its noose and expands its buffer zone as soldiers defect in Kyaukphyu and Ngape, and we discuss Rohingya armed group organizing in the ...

19/06/2025

A series of strikes has won landmark victories for the country’s garment workers, but the gains remain precarious under a military regime that has been found in breach of international labour conventions.

19/06/2025

AFP | Myanmar’s deposed democratic leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi marked her 80th birthday in junta detention on Thursday, serving a raft of sentences set to last the rest of her life.

Myanmar's deposed democratic leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi marked her 80th birthday in junta detention on Thursday, serving a raft of sentences set to last the rest of her life.

17/06/2025

DOH ATHAN PODCAST | Fierce opposition to the 2021 coup has left vast areas of the Anyar region in central Myanmar under resistance control. The villagers’ response to military raids finds expression in many ways, from singing as they plant crops to performances by song and dance groups raising funds for the revolutionary cause.

Fierce opposition to the 2021 coup has left vast areas of the Anyar region in central Myanmar under resistance control. The villagers’ response to military raids finds expression in many ways, from singing as they plant crops to performances by song and dance groups raising funds for the revolutio...

14/06/2025

This week on Frontier's podcast What's Happening in Myanmar, a jet fighter shot down, fresh hopes for Myanmar workers, and we talk about the new administration in Ta’ang National Liberation Army territory with Ta’ang activist researcher Lway Noon and University of Bologna post-doctoral fellow in geography Francesco Buscemi.

With Lway Noon, a Ta’ang activist and researcher, and Francesco Buscemi, post-doctoral fellow in geography at the University of Bologna. This week on What’s Happening in Myanmar, a jet fighter shot down, fresh hopes for Myanmar workers, and we talk about the new administration in Ta’ang Nation...

13/06/2025

ANNOUNCEMENT | Seasoned journalist Thu Thu Aung will take over as Frontier Myanmar’s editor-in-chief next month from Ben Dunant, who steps down after seven years at the publication.

Seasoned journalist Thu Thu Aung will take over as Frontier Myanmar’s editor-in-chief next month from Ben Dunant, who steps down after seven years at the publication.

12/06/2025

The regime is using more advanced technology to screen travellers at checkpoints across Myanmar, prompting a wave of arrests of dissidents and deepening the climate of fear.

11/06/2025

AFP | A sprawling new mine is gouged into the lush rolling hills of northeast Myanmar, where civil war has weakened the government’s already feeble writ, and pollution levels are rising downstream in Thailand.

A sprawling new mine is gouged into the lush rolling hills of northeast Myanmar, where civil war has weakened the government's already feeble writ, and pollution levels are rising downstream in Thailand.