Frontier Myanmar

A regime attack on a resistance-held village tract in Myanmar’s Bago Region in March took the lives of dozens, while anti-junta fighters had to make tough decisions to protect civilians.

This week on our weekly podcast What’s Happening in Myanmar, a deadly explosion in Namkham, Chin State fighting continues, Min Aung Hlaing continues his visit to India and another junta convoy moves north.

OPINION | Refugee-led governance in the camps on the Thai-Myanmar border is holding communities together amid cuts in international funding, raising the question of why refugees are left out of decisions, writes Maximillian Morch.

Farmers in southern Shan State who once profited from o***m cultivation are now facing falling prices, rising production costs and labour shortages, but switching to alternative crops poses major challenges.

OPINION | The United Nations resident and humanitarian coordinator ad interim in Myanmar Gwyn Lewis reflects on her first months in the country and what is needed to support the people amid conflict and a multifaceted crisis.

AFP | India gave a red-carpet welcome on Monday to Myanmar’s junta leader-turned president Min Aung Hlaing – his first trip abroad since becoming civilian leader – with talks focusing on security and trade.

This edition of Political Insider looks at the use of Starlink by various factions in the country, amid fears that service shutdowns aimed at scam centres might also affect civilians and resistance groups.

AFP | A blast in northern Myanmar killed dozens of people on Sunday, two rescue workers said, with the resistance group controlling the area saying it was caused by the accidental detonation of mining explosives.

This week on What's Happening in Myanmar, Min Aung Hlaing to visit India, the KIA and PDFs launch counteroffensives in Sagaing Region, infighting between resistance groups in Mingin Township turns deadly, while the regime advances in Chin State, displacing thousands.