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"Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present." (Albert Camus, "The Rebel")
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This week on our podcast What's Happening in Myanmar, the KNU takes the Maw Taung border town, election violence in Yangon, and Daily Briefing writer Joseph Young discusses cyber scam raids and China’s influence over northern Shan.
Election Violence Hits Yangon & Shwe Kokko Raided
With Joseph Young, Daily Briefing newsletter writer for Frontier Myanmar. This week on episode 54 of What’s Happening in Myanmar, the Karen National Liberation Army takes another border town, the Phil...
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November 21, 2025 at 5:45 AM
This week on our podcast What's Happening in Myanmar, the KNU takes the Maw Taung border town, election violence in Yangon, and Daily Briefing writer Joseph Young discusses cyber scam raids and China’s influence over northern Shan.
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AFP | Myanmar’s military said Wednesday it raided an internet scam hub on the Thai border, arresting nearly 350 people, as part of a highly publicised crackdown against the booming black market compounds.
Myanmar junta says raided online scam centre, arrested over 300
Myanmar's military said Wednesday it raided an internet scam hub on the Thai border, arresting nearly 350 people, as part of a highly publicised crackdown against the booming black market compounds.
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November 19, 2025 at 5:35 AM
AFP | Myanmar’s military said Wednesday it raided an internet scam hub on the Thai border, arresting nearly 350 people, as part of a highly publicised crackdown against the booming black market compounds.
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AFP | Malaysia ended its search Monday for migrants who went missing after their boat capsized 11 days ago, with searchers recovering 36 bodies after the sinking off the Thai-Malaysian coast.
Migrant shipwreck leaves 36 dead as Malaysia ends search
Malaysia ended its search Monday for migrants who went missing after their boat capsized 11 days ago, with searchers recovering 36 bodies after the sinking off the Thai-Malaysian coast.
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November 18, 2025 at 4:38 AM
AFP | Malaysia ended its search Monday for migrants who went missing after their boat capsized 11 days ago, with searchers recovering 36 bodies after the sinking off the Thai-Malaysian coast.
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The Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar are succumbing to an environmental nightmare of deforestation, landslides, flooding and fires – exacerbated by cuts in international aid that have halted most efforts to mitigate the effects of such disasters.
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‘Living in fear of the sky’: Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh battle environmental crisis
The Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar are succumbing to an environmental nightmare of deforestation, landslides, flooding and fires – exacerbated by cuts in
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November 1, 2025 at 4:02 AM
The Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar are succumbing to an environmental nightmare of deforestation, landslides, flooding and fires – exacerbated by cuts in international aid that have halted most efforts to mitigate the effects of such disasters.
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This week on our podcast What’s Happening in Myanmar: ASEAN dithers once again, the UEC announces election updates, the TNLA signs a ceasefire, and faith rights advocate Aung Khant discusses religious freedom in Myanmar since the 2021 coup.
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What's Happening in Myanmar: TNLA Signs Ceasefire
With Aung Khant, coordinator of the Myanmar Freedom of Religion or Belief Network. This week on episode 51 of What’s Happening in Myanmar, ASEAN dithers once again, the military’s UEC announces m...
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November 1, 2025 at 4:31 AM
This week on our podcast What’s Happening in Myanmar: ASEAN dithers once again, the UEC announces election updates, the TNLA signs a ceasefire, and faith rights advocate Aung Khant discusses religious freedom in Myanmar since the 2021 coup.
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The Myanmar military’s raid on KK Park resulted in thousands of arrests and confiscation of illegal equipment, but analysts say the operation was an empty spectacle by the junta to create the impression it was cracking down on the scam industry.
PR ploy: Junta scam centre raid changes little
The Myanmar military’s raid on KK Park resulted in thousands of arrests and confiscation of illegal equipment, but analysts say the operation was an empty spectacle by the junta to create the impressi...
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November 10, 2025 at 10:29 AM
The Myanmar military’s raid on KK Park resulted in thousands of arrests and confiscation of illegal equipment, but analysts say the operation was an empty spectacle by the junta to create the impression it was cracking down on the scam industry.
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Bangladesh has abandoned plans to send more Rohingya to Bhasan Char, a low-lying silt island in the Bay of Bengal, ending what aid workers say was an ill-conceived bid for a solution to the refugee crisis.
Refugee plan out to sea: Bangladesh closes Rohingya island to new arrivals
Bangladesh has abandoned plans to send more Rohingya to Bhasan Char, a low-lying silt island in the Bay of Bengal, ending what aid workers say was an ill-conceived bid for a solution to the refugee cr...
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November 16, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Bangladesh has abandoned plans to send more Rohingya to Bhasan Char, a low-lying silt island in the Bay of Bengal, ending what aid workers say was an ill-conceived bid for a solution to the refugee crisis.
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This week on Frontier’s podcast What's Happening in Myanmar, the US forms anti-scam task force, another Rohingya boat tragedy, the military continues its attacks, and journalist Khin Hnin Phyu Soe discusses underage girls marrying to avoid conscription.
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November 16, 2025 at 4:52 AM
This week on Frontier’s podcast What's Happening in Myanmar, the US forms anti-scam task force, another Rohingya boat tragedy, the military continues its attacks, and journalist Khin Hnin Phyu Soe discusses underage girls marrying to avoid conscription.
Listen here: whimyanmar.com/us-scam-task...
Listen here: whimyanmar.com/us-scam-task...
“Not only are the people in government never put off by what we judge to be absurd, they make use of absurdities to dull consciences and to destroy reason.” – from “Ensaio sobre a Lucidez” (“Seeing”, 2004) by José Saramago, born on this day in 1922 #booksky #bookquotes #literature
November 16, 2025 at 12:44 PM
“Not only are the people in government never put off by what we judge to be absurd, they make use of absurdities to dull consciences and to destroy reason.” – from “Ensaio sobre a Lucidez” (“Seeing”, 2004) by José Saramago, born on this day in 1922 #booksky #bookquotes #literature
“The other patrollers were boys and men of bad character; the work attracted a type. In another country they would have been criminals, but this was America.” – from “The Underground Railroad” (2016) by Colson Whitehead, born in his day in 1969
#booksky #literature #bookquotes
#booksky #literature #bookquotes
November 6, 2025 at 12:39 PM
“The other patrollers were boys and men of bad character; the work attracted a type. In another country they would have been criminals, but this was America.” – from “The Underground Railroad” (2016) by Colson Whitehead, born in his day in 1969
#booksky #literature #bookquotes
#booksky #literature #bookquotes
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OPINION | A recent high-level conference at the United Nations failed to chart a path to solve the Rohingya crisis, while the need for international commitment and a comprehensive approach is more acute than ever, argues Laetitia van den Assum.
Searching for solutions for the Rohingya
A recent high-level conference at the United Nations failed to chart a path to solve the Rohingya crisis, while the need for international commitment and a comprehensive approach is more acute than ev...
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October 27, 2025 at 5:59 AM
OPINION | A recent high-level conference at the United Nations failed to chart a path to solve the Rohingya crisis, while the need for international commitment and a comprehensive approach is more acute than ever, argues Laetitia van den Assum.
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The junta’s conscription drive has been targeting men since early last year, but with reports spreading that women’s names are now being collected, some underage girls are getting married – with their parents’ blessing – as a means to shield themselves from the draft.
Early to wed: Myanmar girls marry to avoid military service
The junta’s conscription drive has been targeting men since early last year, but with reports spreading that women’s names are now being collected, some underage girls are getting married – with their...
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October 24, 2025 at 6:37 AM
The junta’s conscription drive has been targeting men since early last year, but with reports spreading that women’s names are now being collected, some underage girls are getting married – with their parents’ blessing – as a means to shield themselves from the draft.
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This week on our podcast What's Happening in Myanmar, the UEC announces campaigning restrictions, SpaceX cuts off Starlink for scammers, and adjunct fellow at CSIS Hunter Marston comments on the upcoming ASEAN summit’s prospects for progress on Myanmar.
What's Happening in Myanmar: Scammers' Starlink Stopped & Summit Preview
With Hunter Marston, adjunct fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. This week on episode 50 of What’s Happening in Myanmar, the UEC announces election campaigning restricti...
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October 24, 2025 at 3:31 AM
This week on our podcast What's Happening in Myanmar, the UEC announces campaigning restrictions, SpaceX cuts off Starlink for scammers, and adjunct fellow at CSIS Hunter Marston comments on the upcoming ASEAN summit’s prospects for progress on Myanmar.
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AFP | SpaceX has cut service to more than 2,500 Starlink internet devices at Myanmar scam centres, a company executive said Wednesday, after Agence France-Presse revealed that their use had exploded in the illicit industry.
SpaceX cuts off 2,500 Starlink devices at Myanmar scam centres
SpaceX has cut service to more than 2,500 Starlink internet devices at Myanmar scam centres, a company executive said Wednesday, after Agence France-Presse revealed that their use had exploded in the ...
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October 23, 2025 at 4:21 AM
AFP | SpaceX has cut service to more than 2,500 Starlink internet devices at Myanmar scam centres, a company executive said Wednesday, after Agence France-Presse revealed that their use had exploded in the illicit industry.
“Very few people really care about freedom, about liberty, about the truth ... Very few people have guts, the kind of guts on which a real democracy has to depend. Without people with that sort of guts a free society dies ...” – “The Golden Notebook” by Doris Lessing, b. on this day in 1922 #booksky
October 22, 2025 at 10:33 AM
“Very few people really care about freedom, about liberty, about the truth ... Very few people have guts, the kind of guts on which a real democracy has to depend. Without people with that sort of guts a free society dies ...” – “The Golden Notebook” by Doris Lessing, b. on this day in 1922 #booksky
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The winner of the Members' Award in our photo contest Struggles and Resilience of Myanmar is Ko Kaung for his photogallery Surviving amid crisis and danger, a poignant depiction of survival and resilience in the face of natural disasters across Myanmar.
October 22, 2025 at 10:23 AM
The winner of the Members' Award in our photo contest Struggles and Resilience of Myanmar is Ko Kaung for his photogallery Surviving amid crisis and danger, a poignant depiction of survival and resilience in the face of natural disasters across Myanmar.
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The winners of the Judges Award in Frontier's photo contest Struggles and Resilience of Myanmar are Ei Thandar Aung and Myo Htet Hla Thaw for their photogallery The dream of the Yaw youth, a powerful depiction of resistance in the Yaw region of Magway.
October 22, 2025 at 9:31 AM
The winners of the Judges Award in Frontier's photo contest Struggles and Resilience of Myanmar are Ei Thandar Aung and Myo Htet Hla Thaw for their photogallery The dream of the Yaw youth, a powerful depiction of resistance in the Yaw region of Magway.
“It is very hard for evil to take hold of the unconsenting soul.” – “A Wizard of Earthsea” by Ursula Le Guin, born on this day in 1929
#booksky #literature #UrsulaLeGuin #fantasyliterature #fantasy
#booksky #literature #UrsulaLeGuin #fantasyliterature #fantasy
October 21, 2025 at 10:21 AM
“It is very hard for evil to take hold of the unconsenting soul.” – “A Wizard of Earthsea” by Ursula Le Guin, born on this day in 1929
#booksky #literature #UrsulaLeGuin #fantasyliterature #fantasy
#booksky #literature #UrsulaLeGuin #fantasyliterature #fantasy
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DOH ATHAN | Security concerns in the midst of the post-coup civil war have made it difficult for women in Myanmar’s central plains to travel outside of their villages for jobs, while those who do work face pay gaps between what they earn and the much higher wages men earn for similar work.
Women in central Myanmar struggle with low wages
Security concerns in the midst of the post-coup civil war have made it difficult for women in Myanmar’s central plains to travel outside of their villages for jobs, while those who do work face pay ga...
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October 16, 2025 at 5:14 AM
DOH ATHAN | Security concerns in the midst of the post-coup civil war have made it difficult for women in Myanmar’s central plains to travel outside of their villages for jobs, while those who do work face pay gaps between what they earn and the much higher wages men earn for similar work.
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This week on Frontier’s podcast What's Happening in Myanmar, the military retakes Hsipaw but loses Nat Yay Kan, and visiting fellow at Harvard University’s Asia Centre Jacob Sims discusses the scourge of human trafficking and scam centres in Myanmar.
What's Happening in Myanmar: TNLA Losses, AA Gains, & a Scam Inflexion Point?
With Jacob Sims, visiting fellow at Harvard University’s Asia Centre. This week on episode 49 of What’s Happening in Myanmar, election campaign updates and voter list concerns, the military retak...
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October 19, 2025 at 9:33 AM
This week on Frontier’s podcast What's Happening in Myanmar, the military retakes Hsipaw but loses Nat Yay Kan, and visiting fellow at Harvard University’s Asia Centre Jacob Sims discusses the scourge of human trafficking and scam centres in Myanmar.
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AFP | Myanmar’s junta raided one of the country’s most notorious internet scam centres and seized Starlink devices, it said Monday, after an Agence France-Presse investigation revealed an explosion in their use in the billion-dollar black market.
Myanmar junta says raided scam compound, seized 30 Starlink receivers
Myanmar's junta raided one of the country's most notorious internet scam centres and seized Starlink devices, it said Monday, after an Agence France-Presse investigation revealed an explosion in their...
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October 20, 2025 at 5:03 AM
AFP | Myanmar’s junta raided one of the country’s most notorious internet scam centres and seized Starlink devices, it said Monday, after an Agence France-Presse investigation revealed an explosion in their use in the billion-dollar black market.
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The Union Solidarity and Development Party is already campaigning for the junta’s upcoming election, leveraging its military connections to gain an unfair advantage and leaving other parties struggling to compete.
‘The ending is already known’: USDP gets head start on election campaign
The Union Solidarity and Development Party is already campaigning for the junta’s upcoming election, leveraging its military connections to gain an unfair advantage and leaving other parties strugglin...
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October 20, 2025 at 6:00 AM
The Union Solidarity and Development Party is already campaigning for the junta’s upcoming election, leveraging its military connections to gain an unfair advantage and leaving other parties struggling to compete.
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OPINION | The United States has designated Myanmar and Cambodia as state sponsors of human trafficking – a dubious honour that demands more than polite concern from the international community, argues Jacob Sims.
Two paths to the bottom: When states become sponsors of human trafficking
The United States has designated Myanmar and Cambodia as state sponsors of human trafficking – a dubious honour that demands more than polite concern from the international community.
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October 15, 2025 at 3:09 AM
OPINION | The United States has designated Myanmar and Cambodia as state sponsors of human trafficking – a dubious honour that demands more than polite concern from the international community, argues Jacob Sims.
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AFP | They said they had smashed them. But fraud factories in Myanmar blamed for scamming Chinese and American victims out of billions of dollars are still in business and bigger than ever, an Agence France-Presse investigation can reveal.
Myanmar scam cities booming despite crackdown – using Musk's Starlink
They said they had smashed them. But fraud factories in Myanmar blamed for scamming Chinese and American victims out of billions of dollars are still in business and bigger than ever, an Agence France...
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October 14, 2025 at 5:40 AM
AFP | They said they had smashed them. But fraud factories in Myanmar blamed for scamming Chinese and American victims out of billions of dollars are still in business and bigger than ever, an Agence France-Presse investigation can reveal.
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In early June, United States President Donald Trump announced a visa ban on 12 countries, including Myanmar, derailing the plans of many students who were already far along the rigorous process of attending school in the country.
‘I don’t know what comes next’: US visa ban quashes Myanmar students’ dreams
In early June, United States President Donald Trump announced a visa ban on 12 countries, including Myanmar, derailing the plans of many students who were already far along the rigorous process of att...
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October 13, 2025 at 5:58 AM
In early June, United States President Donald Trump announced a visa ban on 12 countries, including Myanmar, derailing the plans of many students who were already far along the rigorous process of attending school in the country.