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This week on our podcast What's Happening in Myanmar, rumours abound about appointments as parliament convenes this month and three members of the “MyCClimate” project discuss the nexus between climate change and conflict in Myanmar.

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The dismantling of Myanmar’s banking system The regime’s policies of capping withdrawals from the country’s banks are eroding public trust in the sector and undoing the progress made during the previous decade.

OPINION | The regime’s policies of capping withdrawals from the country’s banks are eroding public trust in the sector and undoing the progress made during the previous decade, argues Myo Lwin Oo.

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Q&A: ‘You don’t know what’s going to come next’ Thai academic Dr Lalita Hanwong, who specialises in Myanmar affairs, talks to Frontier about how the new governments in Thailand and Myanmar might approach their diplomatic relations.

INTERVIEW | Thai academic Dr Lalita Hanwong, who specialises in Myanmar affairs, talks to Frontier about how the new governments in Thailand and Myanmar might approach their diplomatic relations.

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Myanmar drivers scramble for fuel as Mideast war cuts supply Snaking queues of vehicles waited in Myanmar for shrivelling petrol supplies on Wednesday, with some gas stations shuttered as fuel stocks dried up due to the war in the Middle East.

AFP | Snaking queues of vehicles waited in Myanmar for shrivelling petrol supplies on Wednesday, with some gas stations shuttered as fuel stocks dried up due to the war in the Middle East.

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Down and out in Sagaing: IDPs struggle to survive in central Myanmar Thousands of civilians forced to flee fighting between regime and resistance forces in Mandalay Region are now sheltering in the forests of Sagaing Region, with little prospect of safely returning hom...

Thousands of civilians forced to flee fighting between regime and resistance forces in Mandalay Region are now sheltering in the forests of Sagaing Region, with little prospect of safely returning home anytime soon.

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Myanmar grants amnesty to over 7,000 convicted of 'terrorist group' support Myanmar's military junta granted amnesty on Monday to more than 7,000 prisoners convicted of financing or sheltering a "terrorist group", a designation it has used to outlaw pro-democracy factions opp...

AFP | Myanmar’s military junta granted amnesty on Monday to more than 7,000 prisoners convicted of financing or sheltering a “terrorist group”, a designation it has used to outlaw pro-democracy factions opposing its rule.

War is turning Rakhine State into a mine field The conflict between the Arakan Army and the regime has littered the westernmost state of Myanmar with landmines and unexploded ordnance, adding to the misery of a civilian population coping with war ...

OPINION | The conflict between the Arakan Army and the regime has littered the westernmost state of Myanmar with landmines and unexploded ordnance, adding to the misery of a civilian population coping with war and economic collapse. By Aung Marn Oo.

US immigration agents criticized over Myanmar refugee's death Top United States Democrats condemned immigration authorities Thursday after a Rohingya refugee from Myanmar was found dead following his release from detention, piling pressure on President Donald Tr...

AFP | Top United States Democrats condemned immigration authorities Thursday after a Rohingya refugee from Myanmar was found dead following his release from detention, piling pressure on President Donald Trump’s hardline policies.

Myanmar junta air strike kills at least 17 in Rakhine: local groups A Myanmar military air strike on a village market in the country's westernmost state killed at least 17 people, two local sources said on Wednesday.

AFP | A Myanmar military air strike on a village market in the country’s westernmost state killed at least 17 people, two local sources said on Wednesday.

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Rakhine relapse: Yaba returns to wartorn communities in western Myanmar Many methamphetamine users were forced to quit when war cut off supplies to Rakhine State, but as narcotics flood the market again, residents are asking how the Arakan Army will keep the pills off the...

Many methamphetamine users were forced to quit when war cut off supplies to Rakhine State, but as narcotics flood the market again, residents are asking how the Arakan Army will keep the pills off the streets.

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UN urges scam centre clampdown amid 'staggering' abuses The United Nations on Friday called on governments to clamp down on scam centres, which have mushroomed in Southeast Asia with hundreds of thousands of people trafficked into forced labour.

AFP | The United Nations on Friday called on governments to clamp down on scam centres, which have mushroomed in Southeast Asia with hundreds of thousands of people trafficked into forced labour.

This week on our podcast What's Happening in Myanmar, regime releases election results, military appointees are assigned to parliament, and expert Jason Tower discusses resistance infighting and how the China-scam nexus affects regime politics.

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Only skin deep: Unregulated cosmetic surgery spreads in Myanmar Women who have suffered health problems and other complications from cosmetic procedures are sounding the alarm about practitioners who use slick advertising on social media while hiding their lack of...

Women who have suffered health problems and other complications from cosmetic procedures are sounding the alarm about practitioners who use slick advertising on social media while hiding their lack of training.

Holding the line in Mawdaung In the Myanmar border town of Mawdaung, seized last year by resistance forces led by the Karen National Union, residents struggle to survive as junta blockades and a closed Thai border leaves them on ...

VIDEO | In the Myanmar border town of Mawdaung, seized last year by resistance forces led by the Karen National Union, residents struggle to survive as junta blockades and a closed Thai border leaves them on the brink.

Frontier’s owner responds to allegations made by Myanmar Now that he is engaging with the junta.

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Riverside communities in Myanmar’s Sagaing Region worry that gold mining, approved by forces aligned with the National Unity Government, will destroy their agricultural land, poison the water and attract attacks from the junta.

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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...

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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The poverty of ‘conflict studies’ in Myanmar As the post-coup war enters its fifth year, there is a deluge of data about the conflict from a plethora of organisations that does little to clarify the reality on the ground or provide solutions.

OPINION | As the post-coup war enters its fifth year, there is a deluge of data about the conflict from a plethora of organisations that does little to clarify the reality on the ground or provide solutions, argues David Scott Mathieson.

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.

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.

This week on What's Happening in Myanmar the junta concludes its election and institutes a new special council to oversee government, and the Stimson Centre’s Amara Thiha breaks down how China has institutionalised the fragmentation of Myanmar.

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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.

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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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.

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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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.

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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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...

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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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.

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.

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 ...

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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This week on our podcast What's Happening in Myanmar, the junta cancels voting in some areas for its election's last phase, and human rights advocate Seng explains the background of the ICJ case against Myanmar for genocide of the Rohingya.

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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.

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.