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The Karen National Union-led capture of a key border town in Tanintharyi Region broke a string of regime advances across Myanmar, but life has become harder for civilians amid a blockade and border closure.
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‘We survive one day at a time’: The resistance holds on to Mawdaung
The Karen National Union-led capture of a key border town in Tanintharyi Region broke a string of regime advances across Myanmar, but life has become harder for civilians amid a blockade and border cl...
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February 13, 2026 at 10:54 AM
The Karen National Union-led capture of a key border town in Tanintharyi Region broke a string of regime advances across Myanmar, but life has become harder for civilians amid a blockade and border closure.
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Former editor-in-chief Thomas Kean defends Frontier’s independence in the face of baseless accusations that the outlet is part of a nefarious pro-military propaganda operation.
The other side: A Myanmar Now investigation into Frontier
Former editor-in-chief defends Frontier’s independence in the face of baseless accusations that the outlet is part of a nefarious pro-military propaganda operation.
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February 11, 2026 at 6:08 AM
Former editor-in-chief Thomas Kean defends Frontier’s independence in the face of baseless accusations that the outlet is part of a nefarious pro-military propaganda operation.
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Stymied by airstrikes, travel bans and school closures, students and teachers in Myanmar’s westernmost state are uncertain of what the future holds for education under Arakan Army control.
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‘I’m losing so much’: Classrooms fall silent in embattled Rakhine State
Stymied by airstrikes, travel bans and school closures, students and teachers in Myanmar’s westernmost state are uncertain of what the future holds for education under Arakan Army control.
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February 6, 2026 at 5:39 AM
Stymied by airstrikes, travel bans and school closures, students and teachers in Myanmar’s westernmost state are uncertain of what the future holds for education under Arakan Army control.
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5 years since the coup.
The struggle for democracy and press freedom continues, but independent media in Myanmar is under threat. Your donation keeps our newsroom alive.
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The struggle for democracy and press freedom continues, but independent media in Myanmar is under threat. Your donation keeps our newsroom alive.
Support Frontier Myanmar now: links.frontiermyanmar.net
#JournalismIsNotACrime #FrontierMyanmar #Myanmarnews
February 1, 2026 at 4:24 AM
5 years since the coup.
The struggle for democracy and press freedom continues, but independent media in Myanmar is under threat. Your donation keeps our newsroom alive.
Support Frontier Myanmar now: links.frontiermyanmar.net
#JournalismIsNotACrime #FrontierMyanmar #Myanmarnews
The struggle for democracy and press freedom continues, but independent media in Myanmar is under threat. Your donation keeps our newsroom alive.
Support Frontier Myanmar now: links.frontiermyanmar.net
#JournalismIsNotACrime #FrontierMyanmar #Myanmarnews
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AFP | Myanmar’s junta announced a new office advising the president on Wednesday, a role which may allow the military chief to formally embed his power over the incoming civilian government.
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Myanmar junta founds office to counsel post-poll government
Myanmar's junta announced a new office advising the president on Wednesday, a role which may allow the military chief to formally embed his power over the incoming civilian government.
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February 5, 2026 at 2:33 AM
AFP | Myanmar’s junta announced a new office advising the president on Wednesday, a role which may allow the military chief to formally embed his power over the incoming civilian government.
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AFP | Thailand’s foreign minister said on Thursday that he hoped Myanmar’s recent election would be the “start of a transition” that could lead to sustainable peace in the civil war-torn country.
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Thai foreign minister hopes Myanmar polls 'start of transition' to peace
Thailand's foreign minister said on Thursday that he hoped Myanmar's recent election would be the "start of a transition" that could lead to sustainable peace in the civil war-torn country.
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January 30, 2026 at 2:52 AM
AFP | Thailand’s foreign minister said on Thursday that he hoped Myanmar’s recent election would be the “start of a transition” that could lead to sustainable peace in the civil war-torn country.
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Farmers in Ayeyarwady Region face mounting debts and threats to their livelihoods as black bean prices plummet due to a combination of decreased international demand and the junta’s mismanagement of the economy.
Growing debt: Myanmar farmers suffer from dwindling bean market
Farmers in Ayeyarwady Region face mounting debts and threats to their livelihoods as black bean prices plummet due to a combination of decreased international demand and the junta’s mismanagement of t...
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January 29, 2026 at 4:31 AM
Farmers in Ayeyarwady Region face mounting debts and threats to their livelihoods as black bean prices plummet due to a combination of decreased international demand and the junta’s mismanagement of the economy.
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OPINION | Dhaka’s insistence on sending hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees back to Myanmar is an instrument used to deny them rights, legal employment and integration, argues Shafiur Rahman.
Rohingya repatriation as a governance tool in Bangladesh
Dhaka’s insistence on sending hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees back to Myanmar is an instrument used to deny them rights, legal employment and integration.
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January 27, 2026 at 7:09 AM
OPINION | Dhaka’s insistence on sending hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees back to Myanmar is an instrument used to deny them rights, legal employment and integration, argues Shafiur Rahman.
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AFP | Voting concluded in the Myanmar’s month-long election on Sunday, with the dominant pro-military party on course for landslide victory in a junta-run poll critics say will only prolong the army’s grip on power.
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Myanmar junta wraps election with ally set to seal victory
Voting concluded in the Myanmar's month-long election on Sunday, with the dominant pro-military party on course for landslide victory in a junta-run poll critics say will only prolong the army's grip ...
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January 26, 2026 at 3:48 AM
AFP | Voting concluded in the Myanmar’s month-long election on Sunday, with the dominant pro-military party on course for landslide victory in a junta-run poll critics say will only prolong the army’s grip on power.
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The imminent termination of Temporary Protected Status leaves 4,000 Myanmar nationals in the United States facing the possibility of deportation to their war-ravaged country.
Caught in limbo: US cancellation of ‘protected status’ hits thousands
The imminent termination of Temporary Protected Status leaves 4,000 Myanmar nationals in the United States facing the possibility of deportation to their war-ravaged country.
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January 23, 2026 at 5:37 AM
The imminent termination of Temporary Protected Status leaves 4,000 Myanmar nationals in the United States facing the possibility of deportation to their war-ravaged country.
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As the military regime presses ahead with its poll, young voters describe being coerced into voting through fear, family pressure and restrictive laws.
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No alternative: The junta’s election and Myanmar’s first-time voters
As the military regime presses ahead with its poll, young voters describe being coerced into voting through fear, family pressure and restrictive laws.
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January 20, 2026 at 9:50 AM
As the military regime presses ahead with its poll, young voters describe being coerced into voting through fear, family pressure and restrictive laws.
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The number of MBA programmes offered through private schools in Myanmar has grown in the past decade, but many are not recognised by international institutions – a deficiency that is usually not mentioned in their advertising.
Learning the hard way: Students warn against MBA scams
The number of MBA programmes offered through private schools in Myanmar has grown in the past decade, but many are not recognised by international institutions – a deficiency that is usually not menti...
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January 16, 2026 at 4:12 AM
The number of MBA programmes offered through private schools in Myanmar has grown in the past decade, but many are not recognised by international institutions – a deficiency that is usually not mentioned in their advertising.
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This week on our podcast What's Happening in Myanmar, PDF attacks UEC convoy, pro-regime political parties protest the regime’s unfair elections, and ICA’s Bik Te and Hannah Russell explain the challenges for Myanmar refugees in Mizoram.
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January 10, 2026 at 6:43 AM
This week on our podcast What's Happening in Myanmar, PDF attacks UEC convoy, pro-regime political parties protest the regime’s unfair elections, and ICA’s Bik Te and Hannah Russell explain the challenges for Myanmar refugees in Mizoram.
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AFP | Myanmar’s junta held the second phase of elections on Sunday that democracy watchdogs warn will let the military prolong its rule, opening polling in the constituency of deposed democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Myanmar votes in second phase of junta-run election
Myanmar's junta held the second phase of elections on Sunday that democracy watchdogs warn will let the military prolong its rule, opening polling in the constituency of deposed democratic leader Daw ...
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January 12, 2026 at 2:50 AM
AFP | Myanmar’s junta held the second phase of elections on Sunday that democracy watchdogs warn will let the military prolong its rule, opening polling in the constituency of deposed democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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AFP | Myanmar deliberately targeted the Rohingya minority with “horrific violence” in a bid to destroy the community, The Gambia’s justice minister told the International Court of Justice Monday at the start of a genocide hearing.
Rohingya 'targeted for destruction' by Myanmar, ICJ hears
Myanmar deliberately targeted the Rohingya minority with "horrific violence" in a bid to destroy the community, The Gambia's justice minister told the International Court of Justice Monday at the star...
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January 13, 2026 at 3:36 AM
AFP | Myanmar deliberately targeted the Rohingya minority with “horrific violence” in a bid to destroy the community, The Gambia’s justice minister told the International Court of Justice Monday at the start of a genocide hearing.
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DOH ATHAN | Residents of rural areas in the Dry Zone controlled by the resistance have been vocal about their opposition to the regime’s election, and even those living in towns under the watchful eyes of the junta show little interest in voting.
Central Myanmar residents reject junta’s election
Residents of rural areas in the central Dry Zone controlled by resistance forces have been vocal about their opposition to the regime’s upcoming election, and even those living in towns under the watc...
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January 5, 2026 at 10:11 AM
DOH ATHAN | Residents of rural areas in the Dry Zone controlled by the resistance have been vocal about their opposition to the regime’s election, and even those living in towns under the watchful eyes of the junta show little interest in voting.
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AFP | In the dense hill forests along Bangladesh’s border with war-torn Myanmar, villagers are losing limbs to landmines, casualties of a conflict not of their making.
Landmines destroy limbs and lives on Bangladesh-Myanmar border
In the dense hill forests along Bangladesh's border with war-torn Myanmar, villagers are losing limbs to landmines, casualties of a conflict not of their making.
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January 6, 2026 at 5:32 AM
AFP | In the dense hill forests along Bangladesh’s border with war-torn Myanmar, villagers are losing limbs to landmines, casualties of a conflict not of their making.
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DOH ATHAN | At 17, Saw Kaung Myat was shot while fighting the Myanmar junta, while his two brothers were killed and his mother is a wanted activist. Now undocumented refugees in Thailand, they live in constant fear of being forced back to the regime they sacrificed so much to oppose.
Sacrifice
At 17, Saw Kaung Myat was shot while fighting against the Myanmar junta, while his two brothers were killed and his mother is a wanted activist. Now undocumented refugees in Thailand, they live in con...
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January 7, 2026 at 2:15 AM
DOH ATHAN | At 17, Saw Kaung Myat was shot while fighting the Myanmar junta, while his two brothers were killed and his mother is a wanted activist. Now undocumented refugees in Thailand, they live in constant fear of being forced back to the regime they sacrificed so much to oppose.
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Chinese-run copper mines in Myanmar’s Sagaing Region have become a focal point of fighting between the military and anti-junta resistance forces, while local residents bear the brunt of the regime’s indiscriminate brutality.
Costs of copper: Residents near mines suffer under junta’s heavy hand
Chinese-run copper mines in Myanmar’s Sagaing Region have become a focal point of fighting between the military and anti-junta resistance forces, while local residents bear the brunt of the regime’s i...
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January 10, 2026 at 2:05 AM
Chinese-run copper mines in Myanmar’s Sagaing Region have become a focal point of fighting between the military and anti-junta resistance forces, while local residents bear the brunt of the regime’s indiscriminate brutality.
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This week on our podcast What's Happening in Myanmar, resistance forces launch new offensives, the military holds phase one of its elections, and Frontier’s Thu Thu Aung talks with journalist Lorcan Lovett about what Myanmar media can do to thrive in 2026.
Resistance groups on the front foot in the new year
This week on episode 59 of What’s Happening in Myanmar, conflict rages as resistance forces launch new offensives, the air force bombs a resort town and kills four children, the military administratio...
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January 4, 2026 at 3:01 AM
This week on our podcast What's Happening in Myanmar, resistance forces launch new offensives, the military holds phase one of its elections, and Frontier’s Thu Thu Aung talks with journalist Lorcan Lovett about what Myanmar media can do to thrive in 2026.
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AFP | Thousands of prisoners, including a former government minister and a model, walked free in Myanmar on Sunday after the junta announced annual independence day pardons, a week after the start of an election that watchdogs have denounced as a sham.
Myanmar junta frees thousands of prisoners in annual amnesty
Thousands of prisoners, including a former government minister and a model, walked free in Myanmar on Sunday after the junta announced annual independence day pardons, a week after the start of an ele...
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January 5, 2026 at 5:17 AM
AFP | Thousands of prisoners, including a former government minister and a model, walked free in Myanmar on Sunday after the junta announced annual independence day pardons, a week after the start of an election that watchdogs have denounced as a sham.
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AFP | Myanmar’s military-run elections are being pilloried abroad and shunned at home, but neighbouring China has emerged as an enthusiastic backer of the pariah poll.
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Disputed Myanmar election wins China's vote of confidence
Myanmar's military-run elections are being pilloried abroad and shunned at home, but neighbouring China has emerged as an enthusiastic backer of the pariah poll.
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December 23, 2025 at 5:44 AM
AFP | Myanmar’s military-run elections are being pilloried abroad and shunned at home, but neighbouring China has emerged as an enthusiastic backer of the pariah poll.
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DOH ATHAN | Myanmar’s government-run hospitals have been facing dire medicine, equipment and staffing shortages since the 2021 coup, and they are passing the burden of these shortfalls on to poor people who are most in need of low-cost healthcare.
Myanmar’s public hospitals are failing their patients
Myanmar’s government-run hospitals have been facing dire medicine, equipment and staffing shortages since the 2021 coup, and they are passing the burden of these shortfalls on to poor people who are m...
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December 23, 2025 at 6:17 AM
DOH ATHAN | Myanmar’s government-run hospitals have been facing dire medicine, equipment and staffing shortages since the 2021 coup, and they are passing the burden of these shortfalls on to poor people who are most in need of low-cost healthcare.
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Attention Frontier members!
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Join us for an exclusive webinar on Myanmar’s upcoming junta election.
🗓️ Monday, December 22
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December 19, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Attention Frontier members!
Join us for an exclusive webinar on Myanmar’s upcoming junta election.
🗓️ Monday, December 22
🕔 7 PM (Thailand time)
We're building a community based on independent journalism in Myanmar. Join us here: www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/membership/
Join us for an exclusive webinar on Myanmar’s upcoming junta election.
🗓️ Monday, December 22
🕔 7 PM (Thailand time)
We're building a community based on independent journalism in Myanmar. Join us here: www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/membership/
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This week on our podcast What's Happening in Myanmar, the Spring Revolution Alliance is formed, the military detains well-known protester Htet Myat Aung, and ACLED Asia Pacific senior analyst Su Mon looks back at another year of war in Myanmar.
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December 19, 2025 at 10:14 AM
This week on our podcast What's Happening in Myanmar, the Spring Revolution Alliance is formed, the military detains well-known protester Htet Myat Aung, and ACLED Asia Pacific senior analyst Su Mon looks back at another year of war in Myanmar.
Listen here: www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/the-new-s...
Listen here: www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/the-new-s...