What's Happening in Myanmar

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Join journalists and experts discussing the biggest Myanmar news stories in this weekly show from the Frontier Myanmar podcast family. Reliable. Concise. Informative.

  1. 6d ago

    Myanmar's civilian toll

    This week on Season 2, Episode 11 of What's Happening in Myanmar, the junta claims battlefield victories, internal resistance conflicts escalate, refugees gain new rights in Thailand, and a damning UN report details civilian casualties.    Please click the link to join us: https://www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/membership/ Timecodes: (00:10) Intro (00:35) Junta's battlefield victories (01:06) Refugees in Thailand issued ids (01:49) Tensions between the NUG and PLA  (02:56) The junta meets with powerful ethnic armed groups (03:36) UN reports 702 killed (04:19) Appeal (05:06) Over 5,000 trapped in scam centres  (05:38) Magway-PDF destroys helicopter  (06:08) Media reach declines since coup  (06:56) Malaysian FM Discusses Myanmar (08:01) Smuggled monologue from jailed PDF founder (08:40) Outro

    9 min

  2. Jun 19

    Arrests, strikes and birthdays

    This week on Season 2, Episode 10  of What's Happening in Myanmar, United States citizens are arrested in China and Myanmar, resistance groups are accused of killing civilians, the junta holds peace talks while the World Bank downgrades economic growth for the country, and NLD symbols are removed ahead of Aung San Suu Kyi's birthday.   Please click the link to join us: https://www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/membership/   Timecodes: (00:08) Intro (00:36) US citizens arrested (01:48) Junta's peace efforts with ethnic groups (02:45) Resistance forces accused of civilian killings and abuses (03:45) Internal resistance conflicts and corruption scandals (04:56) Economic challenges and World Bank forecast (05:50) Appeal (06:38) NLD targeted ahead of Aung San Suu Kyi's birthday (07:45) Rohingya refugee situation and regional response (08:30) Public executions in northern Shan (09:09) Junta attacks (09:58) Migrant school scandal in Thailand (10:44) Outro

    11 min

  3. Jun 12

    Resistance gains & US legal moves

    This week on Season 2, Episode 9 of What's Happening in Myanmar, resistance forces win key battles as the US court challenges junta policies and ASEAN shifts its diplomatic approach amid intensifying conflict.   Please click the link to join us: https://www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/membership/   Timecodes— (00:10) Intro (00:41) Resistance advances in Magway Region (01:33) US court ruling on Myanmar immigration (02:37) China-Myanmar relations strengthen (03:29) Education battleground in southern Myanmar (04:21) Kachin conflict intensifies (05:16) Appeal (06:04) Forced recruitment and border crossings (07:50) Singapore arms trade and atrocities in Pakkoku (08:51) Min Zin arrested in China (09:44) Outro

    10 min

  4. May 29

    Resistance divides as fighting rages

    This week on Season 2, Episode 7 of What's Happening in Myanmar, Min Aung Hlaing to visit India, the KIA and PDFs launched counter-offensives in Sagaing. Troubling infighting between resistance groups in Mingin turned deadly, while the regime advanced in Chin State, displacing thousands.    Please click the link to join us: https://www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/membership/   Timecodes— (00:05) Intro (00:28) Min Aung Hlaing's India visit  (01:26) KIA and PDF Hit Back in Sagaing (02:50) China tries more Kokang scammers (04:44) Resistance Infighting in Mingin (05:31) Appeal (06:26) Resistance Takes Pyusawhti Base (07:21) Resistance Feud Turns Bloody (07:41) Regime Advances in Chin (08:45) Access to Menstrual Products (08:45) IDP Dies in PDF Custody (08:45) Outro

    9 min

  5. May 22

    Fractures, atrocities & a broken school system

    This week on Season 2, Episode 6 of What's Happening in Myanmar, Chin resistance fractures amid regime offensives; Human Rights Watch accuses the Arakan Army of a Rohingya massacre. On the diplomatic front, Malaysia engages junta and trafficked scam workers are forced into rare earth mines, and a new Shan bank challenges the regime's financial control.   Please click the link to join us: https://www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/membership/   Timecodes— (00:05) Intro (00:28) Chin resistance turns inward (01:26) Scam crackdowns and forced labour (02:50) Massacre allegations in Rakhine (04:44) Frontier appeal  (05:31) Regime advances on multiple fronts (06:26) Malaysia's diplomatic pivot (07:21) Banking denials (07:41) Test for dropouts (08:45) Outro

    9 min

  6. May 15

    Regime gains, diplomatic drift

    This week on Season 2, Episode 5 of What's Happening in Myanmar, ASEAN split on Myanmar talks as regime Foreign Minister to attend virtually; military offensives in Chin and Sagaing with conscripted troops; rights abuses in Shan; death penalty proposed for scam centres and PDFs ban Starlink.   Please click the link to join us: https://www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/membership/   Timecodes— (00:05) Intro (00:18) ASEAN divided (01:42) Conscription drive (02:32) Chin offensive (03:12) Abuses in Northern Shan (3:52) Freedom to write (04:18) Frontier appeal  (05:03) Anti-scam law (05:47) Northern Shan Stakes (06:31) The Remittance Trap (07:06) Starlink Restrictions (07:45) Outro

    8 min

  7. May 8

    Suu Kyi proof-of-life & battle gains

    This week on Season 2, Episode 4 of What's Happening in Myanmar, Suu Kyi was reportedly moved to house arrest amid scepticism, while fighting intensified as the military retook key towns. International legal action and ASEAN diplomacy continued amid growing scrutiny of the crisis. Please click the link to join us, in the podcast show notes https://www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/membership/   Timecodes— (00:16) Intro (00:35) ASSK moved to house arrest (02:15) Regime increases battlefield gains (03:39) International lobbying and accountability (05:35) ASEAN summit grapples with crisis (06:31) Close

    7 min

  8. May 1

    Suu Kyi Moved, China ties, wins & crackdowns

    This week on Season 2, Episode 3 of What's Happening in Myanmar, the junta says Aung San Suu Kyi 'moved to house arrest', claims battlefield victories, and secures China's backing while cracking down on journalists. Resistance groups, meanwhile, are fractured by internal conflict and exhaustion.   Please click the link to join us, in the podcast show notes https://www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/membership/   Timecodes— (00:05) Intro (00:17) Aung San Suu Kyi 'moved to house arrest' (00:59) Regime victories and fractured alliances (02:03) China's endorsement and the Myitsone dam (03:38) Press crackdown (05:02) Crisis at Frontier (05:52) Resistance under fire (07:14) Close

    7 min
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