As the conflict between the military and Kachin Independence Army escalates and both groups face pressure for funds, fighting in Myanmar’s jade mining hub reaches new levels of intensity. By HPAN JA BRANG, EMILY FISHBEIN, JAW TU HKAWNG and ZAU MYET AWNG | FRONTIER Until recently, all had seemed normal at the Lucky Men Hotel. […]
A journey from the Chin hills to the Sagaing plains with arms dealers and rebel commanders reveals the turmoil of Myanmar’s civil war – and the steep price of victory. By IVAN OGILVIE | FRONTIER The change in mood was as abrupt as the ending of the Chin mountains, which fell suddenly into the flat […]