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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 […]
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 […]
Myanmar’s military regime is conducting a controversial population count amid intensifying conflict, putting enumerators and respondents at risk. By FRONTIER Morning traffic is common in Yangon, Myanmar’s commercial capital, where motorbikes are banned and roads are often too narrow to accommodate the multitudes heading to work. But on October 1, stalled commuters were treated to […]
By AFP Death, detention and dissolution have decimated Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s political party, easing the way for groups backed by Myanmar’s ruling military to claim victory at elections expected next year, analysts say. The death this week of National League for Democracy vice president U Zaw Myint Maung – a close confidante of […]