The regional bloc is confronting Myanmar with a mixture of immobilism and wishful thinking, while other actors intervene more ...

Malaysia called yesterday for the extension and expansion of a post-earthquake ceasefire in Myanmar, as it ramped up calls ...

Akbar's niece is among more than 40 Rohingya alleged by the UN, family and lawyers to have been forced off an Indian navy ...

More than a month after the devastating March 28 earthquake, exhausted relief workers in Mandalay and nearby areas continue to toil in difficult conditions that have left some of them traumatised. We ...

Responsible business advocate Vicky Bowman talks to Frontier about the motives and risks of a new law issued by the junta for private security services. In February the junta, known as the State ...

The daily atrocities in Myanmar since the 2021 military coup have prompted a strong interest in transitional justice and its capacity to right wrongs and deter future human rights violations. The ...

Recent conflict has brought Myanmar’s biggest rare earth mining region under the control of the Kachin Independence Organization, yet it’s uncertain how it will handle the lucrative but ...

The Chin resistance has split into two rival coalitions, one of which has the backing of the powerful Arakan Army, while both are keen to engage Indian authorities across the border. Since the 2021 ...

As China steps up measures to protect its citizens, an industry dependent on human trafficking and forced labour is adapting by targeting new groups – with a focus on English speakers. This article ...

Desperate migrant workers are increasingly heading for the Golden Triangle SEZ in Laos, whose illicit economy has apparent links to Myanmar’s most powerful ethnic armed group. While travellers pass ...

As the TNLA expands its forced conscription policies to newly-conquered territories, a Frontier reporter reflects on his time with the group in 2021, and his friendship with a young Ta’ang boy ...

The United States’ biggest piece of Myanmar legislation in decades may soon begin bearing fruit, but the quirks of the US political system are key to understanding what comes next – and how to ...