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| 5/8/26 |  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 | — | ||||||
| 5/1/26 |  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 | — | ||||||
| 5/1/26 |  Offering amnesties, dropping bombs | This week on Season 2, Episode 2 of What's Happening in Myanmar, the junta grants a New Year amnesty but kept key leaders under surveillance. Airstrikes killed civilians during the holiday, while peace talks were rejected. The opposition and observers of the crisis see these moves by the 'new' government as little more than tactical. Please click the link to join us, in the podcast show notes https://www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/membership/ Timecodes— (00:22) Amnesty, airstrikes, and resistance (00:48) Selective releases, continued repression (02:55) Holiday airstrikes and civilian casualties (04:05) TNLA political fallout (04:47) Kayin conflict spillovers into Thailand (05:33) Min Aung Hlaing's 100-day plan (06:28) Diplomatic engagements and peace rejection (07:06) Close - an appeal | — | ||||||
| 4/10/26 |  Same junta, 'new' government | This week on Season 2, Episode 1 of What's Happening in Myanmar, junta chief Min Aung Hlaing becomes president to no one's surprise, drawing global condemnation while allies like China and Russia offered congratulations. Activists file a genocide case in Indonesia and a class action suit against Telenor. Amid a severe fuel crisis, the junta forms a new cabinet, while fears of new cyber scam hubs emerge. Please click the link to join us, in the podcast show notes https://www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/membership/ Timecodes— (00:00) Opening (0:19) The 'new' government (3:53) Rohingya legal case (4:36) Deepening fuel crisis (6:32) Legal action against Telenor (7:29) Scam centres reemerge (8:18) Close | — | ||||||
| 4/4/26 |  From power shift to fuel crisis | This fortnight on episode 67 of What's Happening in Myanmar, Min Aung Hlaing takes the presidency, a fuel crisis hits the petrol pumps in reaction to the widening war in the Middle East, forced conscription, a new council for federal democracy is launched and we look at the plight of the Rohingya. Please click the link to join us, in the podcast show notes https://www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/membership/ Timecodes— (00:00) Opening (1:42) Election of MAH as president (2:53) The fuel crisis (6:19) Six groups launch council for federal democracy push (7:09)Forced conscription into resistance forces (7:37)Plight of Rohingya refugees (8:53) Close Referenced this episode: https://www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/rakhine-relapse-yaba-returns-to-wartorn-communities-in-western-myanmar/ https://www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/war-is-turning-rakhine-state-into-a-mine-field/ https://www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/down-and-out-in-sagaing-idps-struggle-to-survive-in-central-myanmar/ | — | ||||||
| 3/23/26 |  Preparation for a President | With Nic Dunlop, features editor at Frontier Myanmar. Today on episode 66 of What's Happening in Myanmar, coup leader Min Aung Hlaing is expected to be elected president later this month as both houses of parliament convene following the military's so-called election, the Three Brotherhood Alliance fractures as the MNDAA attacks the TNLA in Kutkai and takes control of a key trade route to China, and we discuss the future of the podcast. Email the show at whimyanmar@proton.me Our guests— Nic Dunlop, features editor at Frontier Myanmar New original content on the Frontier website: Eid far from home: Rohingya refugees celebrate with nostalgia Myanmar's salvation will not come from Washington 'Stabbing the heart' of Myanmar: Junta moves to restart controversial dam project Is sanctioning the Arakan Army logical? | — | ||||||
| 3/6/26 |  The Climate-Conflict Nexus | With Helene Maria Kyed and Justine Chambers, both social anthropologists and senior researchers at the Danish Institute for International Studies, and Ah Lynn, researcher from northwest Myanmar. This fortnight on episode 65 of What's Happening in Myanmar, parliament is set to convene as rumours persist about potential appointments, including Min Aung Hlaing taking the presidency, a fuel crisis hits the petrol pumps in reaction to the widening war in the Middle East, and we discuss the climate change-conflict nexus and how people are experiencing climate change in Myanmar. Email the show at whimyanmar@proton.me Timecodes— (00:00) Opening (02:09) Dates of parliament announced (04:00) Fuel crisis and military assuagement (06:48) With Helene Maria Kyed, Justine Chambers, & Ah Lynn, the climate-conflict nexus (17:17) New special issue with climate research (36:25) Challenges in mitigating and adapting to effects of climate change (49:11) Close Our guests— Helene Maria Kyed and Justine Chambers, social anthropologists and senior researchers at the Danish Institute for International Studies And Ah Lynn, a senior researcher from northwest Myanmar The MyCClimate project New original content on the Frontier website: Rakhine relapse: Yaba returns to wartorn communities in western Myanmar War is turning Rakhine State into a mine field Down and out in Sagaing: IDPs struggle to survive in central Myanmar Q&A: 'You don't know what's going to come next' Referenced this episode: The IJBS' special issue on climate change and conflict | — | ||||||
| 2/20/26 |  Resistance In-fighting Amid Election Results | With Jason Tower, senior expert, Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime. This fortnight on episode 64 of What's Happening in Myanmar, the military publishes full results for its pre-determined election, military appointees are assigned to parliament, the USDP negotiates with the regime on the make-up of government, and we discuss intra-resistance infighting and the China-scam dynamic in regime politics. Email the show at whimyanmar@proton.me Timecodes— (00:00) Opening (02:22) Election results and appointees (05:03) With Jason Tower, the Chinese New Year statements (18:26) The scam industry (39:49) Myanmar's warlord period (46:44) Close Our guests— Jason Tower, senior expert, Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime. New on the Frontier website: The poverty of 'conflict studies' in Myanmar In the shadow of conflict, a gold rush erupts on the Chindwin River 'We survive one day at a time': The resistance holds on to Mawdaung Holding the line in Mawdaung Referenced this episode: Untangling Scam Kingpins' Ties to the Chinese Government | — | ||||||
| 2/7/26 |  Union Advisory Council Announced | With Amara Thiha, non-resident fellow with the China Program at the Stimson Center. This fortnight on episode 63 of What's Happening in Myanmar, the military's election conclude to China's approval, with coup leader Min Aung Hlaing enacting a new law to extend the military's oversight of the soon-to-be-formed, military-designed civilian administration. Email the show at whimyanmar@proton.me Timecodes— (00:00) Opening (02:05) Conflict and civilian attacks over election period (03:40) With Seng, the ongoing case at the ICJ (03:54) Military elections conclude (04:48) The new Union Advisory Council Law (05:50) With Amara Thiha, the new law (10:18) China's interests (24:46) China and revolution (27:18) Thailand elections and approach (34:36) Close Our guests— Amara Thiha, non-resident fellow with the China Program at the Stimson Centre How China Carved Up Myanmar: Beijing's Strategy to Create Stability Through Dependence Myanmar's December Election: Engineering Continuity Through Institutional Redesign New on the Frontier website: Rohingya repatriation as a governance tool in Bangladesh Growing debt: Myanmar farmers suffer from dwindling bean market 'I'm losing so much': Classrooms fall silent in embattled Rakhine State Referenced this episode: Myanmar's military elections will not lead to peace or improvement in the political crisis The State of Myanmar: ISP–Myanmar's Annual Strategic Review and Foresight 2025–2026China's Intervention and the Limits of Fatalism in Myanmar China Hails Myanmar Junta's 'Steady and Orderly' Election Amnesty International Report | — | ||||||
| 1/23/26 |  Third Phase of Voting & Arguments at the ICJ | We identified and corrected a factual error in this episode. With Seng, human rights advocate from Myanmar. This week on episode 62 of What's Happening in Myanmar, the military's Union Election Commission reduces the areas where voting will occur in the final phase of its so-called election on January 25, and we discuss the background and ongoing arguments of the Gambia's long-delayed case at the International Court of Justice, where it accuses Myanmar of breaking the UN Genocide Convention for its atrocities against the Rohingya people. Email the show at whimyanmar@proton.me Timecodes— (00:00) Opening (01:17) Military cancels third phase voting in townships (04:46) With Seng, the ongoing case at the ICJ (15:12) Why The Gambia? (17:12) Prosecution arguments (22:21) Evaluating The Gambia's approach (27:09) The military delegation strategy (31:39) Upcoming nationalist protests (44:26) Success and failure at the ICJ (50:30) Close Our guests— Seng, a human rights advocate from Myanmar New on the Frontier website: No alternative: The junta's election and Myanmar's first-time voters Learning the hard way: Students warn against MBA scams Referenced this episode: Military Elections Will Not Resolve Myanmar's Deeper ProblemsSecretary Antony J. Blinken on the Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity in Burma IAGS RESOLUTION: Persecution of Rohingya By Myanmar Is Genocide & Crimes Against HumanityTHE HAGUE – The International Court of Justice (ICJ) holds public hearings in the case The Gambia v. MyanmarWho is Myanmar Regime Apologist Ko Ko Hlaing? Ultranationalist group plans anti-Rohingya rally in Yangon as ICJ hearings proceed | — | ||||||
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| 1/16/26 |  Military 'Election' Nears Conclusion | With Ben Dunant, former editor-in-chief of Frontier Myanmar, independent journalist, and election observer at multiple missions for the Carter Centre. This week on episode 61 of What's Happening in Myanmar, resistance groups across the Dry Zone disturb polls and attack multiple positions during the second phase of voting in the military's election, politician Thet Thet Khaing is detained and accused of unauthorized meetings with foreign embassy staff, and we discuss the military's election on the ground in Yangon. Email the show at whimyanmar@proton.me Timecodes— (00:00) Opening (01:39) Thet Thet Khaing detained (02:42) Second phase over (03:05) Electoral violence over second phase (05:05) With Ben Dunant, reporting on the elections in Yangon (08:43) Locations and opportunities to observes (15:08) Security and accreditation to report (18:41) Voter attitudes (30:18) Election results (41:29) Close Our guests— Ben Dunant, former editor-in-chief of Frontier Myanmar, and independent journalist New original content from Frontier this week: Is Min Aung Hlaing looking over both shoulders? Costs of copper: Residents near mines suffer under junta's heavy hand Referenced this episode: VIDEO: Confronting the man who followed the ABC while reporting on Myanmar's elections | — | ||||||
| 1/10/26 |  Election Convoy Attacked & Struggles in Mizoram | With Hannah Russell, higher education program manager at the Institute of Chin Affairs, and Bik Te, scholarship coordinator at the ICA. This week on episode 60 of What's Happening in Myanmar, the Nay Pyi Taw PDF attacks a Union Election Commission convoy, pro-regime political parties complain about the military's problematic so-called election, and we discuss the challenging situation for the tens of thousands of post-coup Myanmar and Chin refugees sheltering in Mizoram State, India. Email the show at whimyanmar@proton.me Timecodes— (00:00) Opening (01:13) Attack on UEC convoy (02:23) Pro-regime parties unhappy with phase 1 of election (03:57) With Bik Te & Hannah Russell, the Chin refugee community in Mizoram (08:30) Links between zo and Chin people (13:04) Chin livelihoods in Mizoram (23:54) Challenges accessing education in Mizoram (36:54) How can people support the community (41:14) Close Our guests— Bik Te, scholarship coordinator at the Institute of Chin Affairs Hannah Russell, higher education program manager at the Institute of Chin Affairs Referenced this episode: Fear and loathing greet Myanmar's unfree election Hannah's fundraising run The issue of IJBS on displacement to Mizoram Fragmented Aid & Resistance along the India-Myanmar Border In India's Mizoram, programs for Myanmar refugees struggle to survive amid US aid cuts Mental Health, Gender, and Conflict | — | ||||||
| 1/3/26 |  Resistance Groups On the Front Foot in the New Year | With Frontier Myanmar editor-in-chief Thu Thu Aung and independent journalist Lorcan Lovett. This week on episode 59 of What's Happening in Myanmar, conflict rages as resistance forces launch new offensives, the air force bombs a resort town and kills four children, the military administration holds the first phase of its problematic elections, and we talk about the difficult reporting and information environment facing Myanmar and what media organisations can do to survive and thrive in 2026. Email the show at whimyanmar@proton.me Timecodes— (00:00) Opening (01:31) War rages over election New Year period (02:12) KIA progress in Bhamo (03:00) Budalin clashes (04:35) NUG PDFs attack DDI infrastructure (06:37) December 28 polls (10:31) With Thu Thu Aung and Lorcan Lovett, media in 2026 Myanmar (27:41) Technological change and AI (37:42) Close Our guests— Thu Thu Aung, editor-in-chief of Frontier Myanmar Lorcan Lovett, independent journalist, his On Myanmar Substack And his recent piece for Nieman Reports: Myanmar's Independent Media Innovates to Survive New original content on the Frontier website: India group raises awareness about Myanmar's anti-junta resistance | — | ||||||
| 12/19/25 |  The New Spring Revolution Alliance | With Su Mon, senior analyst for the Asia Pacific at the Armed Conflict Location Event Data organisation. This week on episode 58 of What's Happening in Myanmar, the Spring Revolution Alliance is formed, the military detains well-known non-violent protester Htet Myat Aung, and we review another year of war in Myanmar—and what's around the corner in 2026. Email the show at whimyanmar@proton.me Timecodes— (00:00) Opening (01:04) The new Spring Revolution Alliance (03:34) Htet Myat Aung detained in Mandalay (06:28) With Su Mon, conflict in 2025 (13:57) The future of conflict in 2026 (19:29) PDFs lack of ammunition (28:23) The militarisation of society (31:30) Close Our guests— Su Mon, senior analyst for the Asia Pacific at the Armed Conflict Location Event Data organisation New original content on the Frontier website: 'Hard to fight': Weapon shortages hamper resistance groups Rebuilding lives, stitch by stitch | — | ||||||
| 12/12/25 |  Military Elections Loom & Atrocities Continue | With Jared Bissinger, visiting fellow at the Myanmar Studies Program at the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute in Singapore, and research lead at Catalyst Economics. This week on episode 57 of What's Happening in Myanmar, a silent strike simmers in towns and cities, overseas voters shun the military's elections, airstrikes devastate civilians, and we discuss the Myanmar national economy's opportunities and constraints going into 2026. Email the show at whimyanmar@proton.me Timecodes— (00:00) Opening (01:37) Military atrocities and civilian airstrikes (03:40) Silent strike against elections (04:28) Thai foreign minister in Nay Pyi Taw (05:30) Lack of advance voting overseas (06:09) Foreign arrivals closely scrutinized (07:10) Military detentions under elections law (13:11) Effects of the earthquake (16:50) Winners and losers in the conflict economy (19:50) Land border trade (33:53) What to look for in future RE the economy (37:57) Close Our guests— Jared Bissinger, a Visiting Fellow at the Myanmar Studies Program at the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute in Singapore, and Research Lead at Catalyst Economics. How China outmanoeuvres the West in Myanmar His panel on Monday New original content on the Frontier website: 'Election under fear': Junta persecutes critics of its poll | — | ||||||
| 12/6/25 |  Fighting in Mogok & A Climate Plan for Kawthoolei | With Ah Oo, member of the secretariat of the Kawthoolei Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation Committee (KNRECC), and Paul Sein Twa, co-founder and executive director of the Karen Environmental and Social Action Network and also a member of the KNRECC. This week on episode 56 of What's Happening in Myanmar, election pressures and protests intensify, battles rage in and around Mogok, the regime's scam crackdown widens, and we discuss the new Kawthoolei Climate Action Plan. Email the show at whimyanmar@proton.me Timecodes— (00:00) Opening (01:21) Fighting in Mogok (03:16) Military scam crackdowns (05:27) Elections pressure and detentions (10:09) With Ah Oo & Paun Sein Twa, K-CAP (23:22) A climate plan in a conflict zone (28:52) Other EAOs and K-CAP (36:18) Future of K-CAP (44:32) Close Our guests— Ah Oo, member of the secretariat of the Kawthoolei Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation Committee (KNRECC). Paul Sein Twa, co-founder and executive director of the Karen Environmental and Social Action Network and also part of KNRECC. Paul Sein Twa's Goldman Prize Kawthoolei Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation Committee New original content on the Frontier website: Justice in limbo: NUG stalls probe into civilian deaths Further referenced this episode: Junta officials and troops pressure Mandalay residents to vote in door-to-door intimidation campaign | — | ||||||
| 11/29/25 |  Trump Unsettles Myanmar in US | With Michael Haack, an activist and board member of Campaign for a New Myanmar. This week on episode 55 of What's Happening in Myanmar, the Karen National Liberation Army takes control of a Myawaddy scam compound, the military re-enters Mogok and Mongmit, Belarusian president Aleksandr Lukashenko visits Nay Pyi Taw, and we talk about the Trump administration's many bombshells this week affecting the legal status of Myanmar people in the US. Email the show at whimyanmar@proton.me Timecodes— (00:00) Opening (01:12) KNLA takes scam compound (04:30) Military 505(a) amnesty "for elections" (07:45) Military marches into Mogok & Mongmit (08:52) Belarus president visits Myanmar (10:56) With Michael Haack, the Trump administration's announcements (14:30) Revoking TPS (20:57) Retroactively vet and reassess status of Myanmar refugees from 2021 (26:03) Re-examining permanent residency green cards (36:01) Close Our guests— Michael Haack, an activist and key organizer for passing the Burma Act in the United States How the BURMA Act passed congress What happened to the BURMA Act? New original content on the Frontier website: 'I had never done this in my life': Poverty pushes many to beg in Rakhine Further referenced this episode: 'A constant fear': Myanmar nationals face imprisonment back home as US ends protected status | — | ||||||
| 11/21/25 |  Election Violence Hits Yangon & Shwe Kokko Raided | With Joseph Young, Daily Briefing newsletter writer for Frontier Myanmar. This week on episode 54 of What's Happening in Myanmar, the Karen National Liberation Army takes another border town, the Philippines announces its 2026 ASEAN special envoy on Myanmar, the military raids the Shwe Kokko scam compound, and we talk about China's influence on northern Shan State and what's behind the military's moves in Myawaddy. Email the show at whimyanmar@proton.me Timecodes— (00:00) Opening (01:16) Election violence hits Yangon (03:21) New ASEAN special envoy to Myanmar (04:13) KNLA takes Maw Taung & military Magway rampage (06:22) With Joseph Young, the scam raids & updates (21:00) China's peace deals & Mogok (31:35) Close Our guests— Joseph Young, Daily Briefing newsletter writer at Frontier Myanmar New original content on the Frontier website: Refugee plan out to sea: Bangladesh closes Rohingya island to new arrivals | — | ||||||
| 11/15/25 |  U.S. Scam Task Force & Rohingya Boat Tragedy | With Khin Hnin Phyu Soe, freelance journalist. This week on episode 53 of What's Happening in Myanmar, the US steps up its fight against scams in Southeast Asia as the regime continues its demolitions at KK Park, another Rohingya boat tragedy occurs, the military kills over 20 civilians in its attacks around the country, and we discuss the increase in underage girls marrying to avoid conscription. Email the show at whimyanmar@proton.me Timecodes— (00:00) Opening (00:59) U.S. anti-scam task force and KK park in limbo (04:30) Rohingya boat tragedy off Langkawi (05:52) Conflict updates and civilian deaths (09:05) With Khin Hnin Phyu Soe, underage marriage (14:05) Options for avoiding conscription (27:27) Close Our guests— Khin Hnin Phyu Soe, freelance journalist. Early to wed: Myanmar girls marry to avoid military service New original content on the Frontier website: PR ploy: Junta scam centre raid changes little Further referenced this episode: Junta struggles to regain territory ahead of election push | — | ||||||
| 11/7/25 |  The Future of Mogok & Murmurings on Myitsone | With Laur Kiik, Burma studies researcher and postdoctoral fellow at the University of Oslo. This week on episode 52 of What's Happening in Myanmar, the military detains civilians for supposedly criticising its so-called elections, the fallout from demolitions at KK Park scam compound increases, and we discuss livelihoods at the Myitsone confluence in Kachin State—including the likelihood of the Myitsone dam hydropower project being resumed. Email the show at whimyanmar@proton.me Timecodes— (00:00) Opening (01:02) KK park demolition fallout (02:36) Military advances and Mogok in suspension (04:20) Detention of election "critics" (05:58) With Laur Kiik, Myitsone suspension (13:26) Myitsone villages (28:53) Gold mining at Myitsone (38:28) Close Our guests— Laur Kiik, Burma Studies researcher and postdoctoral fellow at the University of Oslo. Rural resistance under a golden dictatorship, part 1: the Myitsone villages Rural resistance under a golden dictatorship, part 2: the suspended villages New original content on the Frontier website: 'Living in fear of the sky': Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh battle environmental crisis Further referenced this episode: Hkyet Hting Nan: 'One day we will have a Kachin president' | — | ||||||
| 10/31/25 |  TNLA Signs Ceasefire | With Aung Khant, coordinator of the Myanmar Freedom of Religion or Belief Network. This week on episode 51 of What's Happening in Myanmar, ASEAN dithers once again, the military's UEC announces more election updates, the Ta'ang National Liberation Army signs a ceasefire ceding Mogok and Mongmit to the military, and we discuss religious freedom in Myanmar since the 2021 coup. Email the show at whimyanmar@proton.me Timecodes— (00:00) Opening (01:45) ASEAN summit leads nowhere (02:24) Election updates (06:11) Ta'ang National Liberation Army ceasefire (08:28) With Aung Khant, religious freedom in Myanmar (18:20) FoRB Network Myanmar's report (28:17) Religion in Myanmar, and ethnicity (33:18) Muslim suffering after Sagaing earthquake Our guests— Aung Khant, Coordinator of the Myanmar Freedom of Religion or Belief Network New original content on the Frontier website: Early to wed: Myanmar girls marry to avoid military service Searching for solutions for the Rohingya Further referenced this episode: After 29 years, RFA is on pause Freedom House Myanmar 2025 Myanmar's Generals Step into Politics as Newly Minted Civilians | — | ||||||
| 10/24/25 |  Scammers' Starlink Stopped & Summit Preview | With Hunter Marston, adjunct fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. This week on episode 50 of What's Happening in Myanmar, the UEC announces election campaigning restrictions, SpaceX cuts off Starlink for scammers, and we discuss the upcoming ASEAN summit scheduled for this weekend, U.S. and Chinese policy on Myanmar, and more. Email the show at whimyanmar@proton.me Timecodes— 01m08s :: News round up, union members freed01m52s :: UEC restricts in-person election campaigning03m29s :: Scam raids, Starlink cut08m18s :: With Hunter Marson, China policy on Myanmar20m05s :: 47th ASEAN summit41m10s :: Close Our guests— Hunter Marston, adjunct fellow (non-resident), Southeast Asia Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and adjunct fellow with La Trobe Asia. New original content on the Frontier website: 'The ending is already known': USDP gets head start on election campaign Further referenced this episode: Supporting Myanmar Beyond the 'ASEAN Way' | — | ||||||
| 10/19/25 |  TNLA Losses, AA Gains, & a Scam Inflection Point? | With Jacob Sims, visiting fellow at Harvard University's Asia Centre. This week on episode 49 of What's Happening in Myanmar, election campaign updates and voter list concerns, the military retakes Hsipaw, and we discuss human trafficking and the fallout of the scam crackdown from earlier this year. Email the show at whimyanmar@proton.me Timecodes— 01m10s :: Election updates 04m07s :: Nat Yay Kan lost to AA 05m02s :: PDF prison breakout in Hakha 05m46s :: Hsipaw lost to the military 07m20s :: With Jacob Sims, TIP human trafficking report 18m55s :: Scams since the crackdown 23m48s :: Indictment of Chen Zhi 33m03s :: Income generation and substitution after the scams 40m05s :: Close Our guests— Jacob Sims, visiting fellow at Harvard University's Asia Centre and expert on organised crime in Southeast Asia Two paths to the bottom: When states become sponsors of human trafficking New original content on the Frontier website: 'I don't know what comes next': US visa ban quashes Myanmar students' dreams Women in central Myanmar struggle with low wages Further referenced this episode: Myanmar scam cities booming despite crackdown – using Musk's Starlink | — | ||||||
| 10/10/25 |  Thadingyut Massacre | With Amaël Vier, election consultant and analyst, and Tharindu Abeyrathna, senior program officer for campaign and advocacy at the Asian Network for Free Elections. This week on episode 48 of What's Happening in Myanmar, the military massacres civilians at a Buddhist holiday commemoration, the Union Election Commission posts problematic voter lists, and we discuss the new ANFREL assessment report on the military's planned elections. Email the show at whimyanmar@proton.me Timecodes— 01m00s :: Announcement of new CEO01m48s :: Thadingyut massacre03m31s :: Sagaing & KIA conflict updates04m27s :: Election news06m15s :: With Tharindu & Amaël, new ANFREL election report27m13s :: India as an election observer31m08s :: ASEAN's response to elections38m16s :: Close Our guests— Amaël Vier, election consultant and analyst Tharindu Abeyrathna, senior program officer for campaign and advocacy at the Asian Network for Free Elections New original content on the Frontier website: Working for peanuts: The precarious lives of women in central Myanmar'Nothing you can do': Spectre of starvation haunts Rakhine Frontier appoints new CEO, as founder bows out Further referenced this episode: ANFREL: Myanmar Junta's Planned Elections: Falling Short of Democratic Legitimacy | — | ||||||
| 10/3/25 |  Kyaukme Falls & UN Rohingya Talks | With Carlos Sardiña Galache, author and Frontier Myanmar digital editor. This week on episode 47 of What's Happening in Myanmar, the military retakes Kyaukme, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing returns from Central Asia as his air force kills dozens of civilians across the country, and we discuss this week's United Nations conference on the Rohingya along with Arakan Army leadership. Email the show at whimyanmar@proton.me Timecodes— 01m06s :: News roundup04m05s :: With Carlos Sardiña Galache, the UN conference on the Rohingya09m53s :: The AA accuses the BGB of assisting Rohingya militants14m16s :: Twan Mrat Naing's interview30m30s :: The NUG and the Rohingya38m21s :: Close Our guests— Carlos Sardiña Galache, author and digital editor at Frontier Myanmar His book: The Burmese Labyrinth New original content on the Frontier website: UN says Myanmar military razed Rohingya villages in 'a systematic pattern'The cost of trade or Myanmar's economic struggle amid shortages and soaring prices Further referenced this episode: AA Chief Defends Rakhine Rebels Against Charges of Genocide'They don't represent us': Rohingya armed groups wreak havoc in RakhineUpdated Timeline: Myanmar Junta's Nuclear Ambitions | — | ||||||
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