The AA’s offensives into neighbouring regions together with its resistance allies have brought Myanmar’s civil war to new corners of the country – and put the group within striking distance of key ...

လိင်စိတ်ခံယူမှုကွဲပြားသူ LGBT တွေဟာ ရှေးရိုးစွဲအယူတွေရှိနေတဲ့ မြန်မာလူမှုအသိုင်းအဝိုင်းမှာ ခွဲခြားဆက်ဆံမှုတွေကို ...

The leader of a Tatmadaw-controlled Border Guard Force in a remote region of Kachin State has emerged as a key player in the global rare earth trade, and has turned the territory under his de facto ...

Local people call for community leaders to do more to stop one of Kachin State’s most influential businessmen and his company from digging up and destroying land near the famed river confluence. By ...

After suffering successive humiliating election defeats, the military is rewriting the rules in a bid to legitimise its illegal coup ­– but will anybody take the bait? By ANDREW NACHEMSON and FRONTIER ...

The suicide rate began rising during the COVID-19 pandemic and has continued to increase since the coup as financial hardship, political repression and the collapse of the healthcare system take a ...

Based on UN Comtrade data, there was a decrease in exports after the bans were introduced. During 2021, the amount of plastic waste exported to Myanmar shrunk from more than 13,084 tonnes to around ...

Some powerful ethnic armed groups are increasingly throwing their weight behind Myanmar’s pro-democracy movement, seemingly defying China and other allies to take on the military. By FRONTIER A pickup ...

Desperate migrant workers are increasingly heading for the Golden Triangle SEZ in Laos, whose illicit economy has apparent links to Myanmar’s most powerful ethnic armed group. By YA NWE and ANDREW ...

Responsible business advocate Vicky Bowman talks to Frontier about the motives and risks of a new law issued by the junta for private security services. By FRONTIER In February the junta, known as the ...

Despite rising financial pressures to supply weapons and provide public services in its territory, the KIO cancelled a major business deal in response to protests from local communities trying to ...

As China steps up measures to protect its citizens, an industry dependent on human trafficking and forced labour is adapting by targeting new groups – with a focus on English speakers. By EMILY ...