Conflict and chaos in Myanmar’s Rakhine State have escalated the risks faced by Bangladeshis who are trying to eke out a living along the maritime border. By MATTHEW BRUNWASSER | FRONTIER The six boats were fishing last month in Bangladeshi waters, close to the maritime boundary in the Bay of Bengal, when a Myanmar warship […]
OPINION The Arakan Army is engaged in a just war in Myanmar’s Rakhine State, but it must be fought for all communities who call it home – including the Rohingya. By EJAZ MIN KHANT After being targeted by the Myanmar military in 2017, in a campaign that the United States and others have condemned as […]
Credible reports indicate that the Arakan Army committed crimes against the Rohingya in Buthidaung in May – but the group has managed to silence many of its critics among the resistance and civil society organisations. By FRONTIER Ko Maung Maung hid in his uncle’s house, watching from the window as Buthidaung town went up in […]