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Frontier Myanmar @frontiermyanmar.bsky.social · 2h

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: www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/qa-refuge...

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Frontier Myanmar @frontiermyanmar.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

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: www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/malaysia-...

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Frontier Myanmar @frontiermyanmar.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

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: www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/from-city...

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Frontier Myanmar @frontiermyanmar.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

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: www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/myanmar-m...

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Frontier Myanmar @frontiermyanmar.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

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: www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/everyones...

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Frontier Myanmar @frontiermyanmar.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

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: www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/min-aung-...

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Frontier Myanmar @frontiermyanmar.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

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: www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/is-the-ar...

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Frontier Myanmar @frontiermyanmar.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

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: www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/malaysias...

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Frontier Myanmar @frontiermyanmar.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

A “collateral-free” loan scheme for small and medium enterprises launched by the Myanmar government in 2014 looks functional on paper, but business owners say it is nearly impossible to access and does not provide enough money to be useful. Read here: www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/only-good...

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Frontier Myanmar @frontiermyanmar.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

DOH ATHAN | A regime airstrike in Rakhine State’s Kyauktaw Township in June killed eight civilians, including the wife and son of Ko Sithu Hein, who spoke with Doh Athan about the bombing and his sorrow and guilt over their deaths. Listen here: www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/an-airstr...

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Frontier Myanmar @frontiermyanmar.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

This week on Season 2, Episode 23 of #WhatsHappeninginMyanmar; Norway probes Telenor over alleged Myanmar crimes while the junta targets envoy to the United Nations, and Malaysia seeks Rohingya repatriation talks. Listen here: www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/norway-pr...

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Frontier Myanmar @frontiermyanmar.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Farmers in many areas of central Myanmar have seen their crops destroyed by massive floods, with the regime impeding humanitarian assistance and the resistance struggling to cope with the disaster. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar Read here: www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/recovery-...

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Frontier Myanmar @frontiermyanmar.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

AFP | Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Wednesday he will invite Myanmar’s coup leader turned ostensibly civilian president Min Aung Hlaing for an official visit in a bid to expedite the repatriation of Rohingya refugees. Read here: www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/malaysia-...

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Frontier Myanmar @frontiermyanmar.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

AFP | Norwegian authorities said on Tuesday they had carried out a search at the headquarters of Norwegian telecoms operator Telenor, which is suspected of complicity in crimes against humanity in Myanmar. Read here: www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/norway-ra...

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Frontier Myanmar @frontiermyanmar.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

DOH ATHAN | Female political prisoners in Myanmar suffer many difficulties while incarcerated, but being released also means facing new challenges, including readjusting to society, finding employment, and dealing with feelings of insecurity. Listen here: www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/freedom-r...

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Frontier Myanmar @frontiermyanmar.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

AFP | Myanmar’s military-backed regime said Sunday their United Nations ambassador – loyal to ousted leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi – is occupying the office illegitimately, as the organisation prepares to weigh his replacement. Read here: www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/myanmar-r...

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Frontier Myanmar @frontiermyanmar.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

This week on Season 2, Episode 22 of #WhatsHappeninginMyanmar; resistance attacks airport as Min Aung Hlaing continues his diplomatic tour abroad, and a post-coup mining boom is helping fund the conflict while creating environmental damage. Listen here: www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/flights-h...

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Frontier Myanmar @frontiermyanmar.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Fighting between the regime and the resistance in mountainous areas of western Magway Region bordering Rakhine State has made life even more difficult for residents of remote villages long overlooked by aid organisations. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar Read here: www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/there-are...

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Frontier Myanmar @frontiermyanmar.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

AFP | One of the world’s biggest tin mines, located in an autonomous region of war-torn Myanmar, is resuming operations suspended since 2023 and ramping up exports to China, a thinktank said Thursday. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar Read here: www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/myanmar-t...

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Frontier Myanmar @frontiermyanmar.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

AFP | In a country consumed by conflict, a sport defined by brutality dominates: Myanmar’s lethwei martial art, where headbutts are encouraged and knock-out blows are the aim of the game. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar Read here: www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/war-bruis...

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Frontier Myanmar @frontiermyanmar.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

DOH ATHAN | Rising fuel, fertiliser and food costs are pushing indebted farmers in Myanmar’s Ayeyarwady Delta deeper into poverty, forcing them to grow low-grade rice as they struggle to feed their families. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar Watch here: www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/too-poor-...

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Frontier Myanmar @frontiermyanmar.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

This edition of Political Insider looks at the education system established by the Arakan Army in its territories in Rakhine State and Chin State’s Paletwa Township. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar Read here: www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/class-war...

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Frontier Myanmar @frontiermyanmar.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

This week on #WhatsHappeninginMyanmar, the UN says it is not involved in repatriation of Myanmar refugees in Malaysia, the KIA claims they have destroyed a regime flotilla, and a Myanmar human rights activist wins a major public-service award. Listen here: www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/un-not-in...

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Frontier Myanmar @frontiermyanmar.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

OPINION | The armed forces have held power in Myanmar for decades, inflicting untold suffering on its people, but they are hardly understood and their study has been largely neglected by scholars and researchers, argues David Scott Mathieson. Read here: www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/the-milit...

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Frontier Myanmar @frontiermyanmar.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

AFP | As monsoon rains pound the heartlands of war-fractured Myanmar, “spirit consorts” gather to renew their vows with a pantheon of gods hailed for their powers to protect and destroy. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar Read here: www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/in-war-sp...

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Frontier Myanmar @frontiermyanmar.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Rohingya refugees who have made perilous sea journeys from Myanmar and from refugee camps in Bangladesh face discrimination, harassment and detention in Malaysia and other Southeast Asian countries. Read here: www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/every-day...

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Frontier Myanmar @frontiermyanmar.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

This week on Season 2, Episode 20 of #What’sHappeninginMyanmar, Malaysia set to deport refugees, regime airstrikes kill civilians at monasteries and the Rohingya mark anniversary of killings. Listen here: www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/refugees-...

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Frontier Myanmar @frontiermyanmar.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

OPINION | The Cambodian government’s invitation for Min Aung Hlaing to visit the country risks legitimising the murderous Myanmar regime and damaging Phnom Penh’s international standing, argues Sao Phal Niseiy. Read here: www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/cambodia-...

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Frontier Myanmar @frontiermyanmar.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

AFP | Malaysia has finalised the first phase of a voluntary repatriation programme involving eligible Myanmar nationals, with almost 1,500 individuals expected to return home on September 29, the government said on Thursday. Read here: www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/malaysia-...

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Frontier Myanmar @frontiermyanmar.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

PHOTOGALLERY | Poverty and lack of opportunities in a Kachin IDP camp are driving vulnerable girls into forced marriages with Chinese men, with brokers exploiting families desperate enough to sell their daughters to be trafficked across the border. Read here: www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/i-wasnt-a...

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Frontier Myanmar @frontiermyanmar.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

AFP | Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh’s sprawling camps protested against dire conditions on Tuesday, as they marked nine years since a military crackdown drove them out of neighbouring Myanmar. Read here: www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/rohingya-...

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Frontier Myanmar @frontiermyanmar.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

This edition of Political Insider looks at Myanmar’s humanitarian catastrophe and why greater engagement with local aid groups and authorities beyond the military’s control is essential. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar Read here: www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/aseans-hu...

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Frontier Myanmar @frontiermyanmar.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

AFP | A Myanmar military airstrike on a monastery where civilians were gathered for a meditation retreat marking Buddhist Lent killed 14 people, two resistance fighters who witnessed the aftermath said. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar Read here: www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/myanmar-a...

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Frontier Myanmar @frontiermyanmar.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

This week on Season 2, Episode 19 of #What’sHappeninginMyanmar, Min Aung Hlaing visits Russia, resistance kills regime officials and disputed Rohingya repatriation efforts continue amid deadly airstrikes. Listen here: www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/russia-vi...

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Frontier Myanmar @frontiermyanmar.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Following a downturn during the COVID-19 pandemic, the trafficking of Myanmar women to China for marriage is on the rise, fuelled by the country’s economic decline and widespread conflict in the wake of the 2021 coup. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar Read here: www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/cross-bor...

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Frontier Myanmar @frontiermyanmar.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

AFP | Myanmar regime’s military chief met Thursday with Thailand’s top general in Bangkok in his first foreign trip since assuming the role, as his coup-staging armed forces attempt to shake off their pariah status. Read here: www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/thai-myan...

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Frontier Myanmar @frontiermyanmar.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

AFP | Severe monsoon flooding has swamped villages and paddy fields in central Myanmar, forcing people out of their homes including those already displaced by war, an Agence France-Presse reporter and the UN said. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar Read here: www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/monsoon-r...

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Frontier Myanmar @frontiermyanmar.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

This week on #WhatsHappeninginMyanmar, Min Aung Hlaing returns from Thailand as floods kill dozens, junta airstrikes hit civilians, Rohingya face forced conscription and fighting breaks out in northern Shan State’s Mongmit Township. Listen here: www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/deadly-fl...

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Frontier Myanmar @frontiermyanmar.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

A beauty queen’s Buddhist-themed costume at a pageant in Yangon sparked calls for her arrest, reviving old debates about the role of nationalist monks in policing religion and influencing politics in Myanmar. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar Read here: www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/weaponisi...

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Frontier Myanmar @frontiermyanmar.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

AFP | The Myanmar military has escalated its aerial attacks against civilians, with the conflict ravaging the country showing no signs of abating, United Nations investigators said today. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar Read here: www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/myanmar-e...

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Frontier Myanmar @frontiermyanmar.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

This edition of Political Insider looks at proposals by Min Aung Hlaing to amend the 2008 Constitution and how they might, or might not, reshape the structure of political power in the country. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar Read here: www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/recasting...

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Frontier Myanmar @frontiermyanmar.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

AFP | Myanmar’s junta chief Min Aung Hlaing makes his first visit to Thailand as an ostensibly civilian leader on Thursday, as he seeks a return to the diplomatic fold for his pariah state. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar Read here: www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/myanmar-e...

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Frontier Myanmar @frontiermyanmar.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

A combination of the war in Iran and import restrictions from China has led to a shortage of chemical fertilisers in Myanmar, driving up the costs of agricultural inputs while farmers struggle to make a profit. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar Read here: www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/simply-tr...

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Frontier Myanmar @frontiermyanmar.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

AFP | Myanmar’s detained democratic leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi met with the nation’s Red Cross representative on Monday, the regime president’s office said. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar Read here: www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/detained-...

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Frontier Myanmar @frontiermyanmar.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

DOH ATHAN | Former prisoners in Myanmar say many inmates suffer from beriberi – a serious disease caused by vitamin B1 deficiency that can be fatal if left untreated – because they are deprived of adequate nutrition by prison authorities. Listen here: www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/vitamin-d...

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Frontier Myanmar @frontiermyanmar.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

This week on #WhatsHappeninginMyanmar, NUG fines villagers for sending children to regime schools, junta abducts vulnerable people for conscription, Rohingya in Malaysia face deportations and regime passes a death penalty for cyber scammers. Listen here: www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/junta-abd...

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Frontier Myanmar @frontiermyanmar.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

AFP | Myanmar’s military-backed parliament approved a law on Tuesday that authorises capital punishment for those who detain or violently coerce victims into working in cyber scam centres, the speaker said. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar Read here: www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/myanmars-...

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Frontier Myanmar @frontiermyanmar.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

DOH ATHAN | In May, a massive warehouse explosion in a village in northern Shan State’s Namhkam Township killed dozens of residents, leaving survivors to deal with the aftermath and leading some to wonder whether it is worth rebuilding. Listen here: www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/taang-vil...

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Frontier Myanmar @frontiermyanmar.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

This edition of Political Insider looks at ASEAN’s efforts to move forward with its Five-Point Consensus in the wake of Min Aung Hlaing’s appointment as regime president in April. Read here: www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/serious-d...

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Frontier Myanmar @frontiermyanmar.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

This week on #WhatsHappeninginMyanmar, ASEAN convened to address Myanmar’s crisis, the TNLA held unprecedented talks with the junta, Malaysia will implement refugee system, the junta continues its forced conscription and fuel and prices surge. Listen here: www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/separate-...

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