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This week on Season 2, Episode 14 of What's Happening in Myanmar, ASEAN met with the junta sparking a NUG warning, heavy resistance losses in Magway and deadly airstrikes on civilians continued as a Rohingya boat tragedy unfolded.
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(00:09) Intro
(00:38) Rohingya tragedy, hundreds feared dead
(02:04) Diplomatic shift
(03:46) Resistance victories and defeats
(04:48) Appeal
(05:34) Territorial standoffs
(06:23) Further attacks on civilians
(06:49) Outro
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This week on Season 2, Episode 13 of What's Happening in Myanmar, junta leader Min Aung Hlaing sought legitimacy in Laos while resistance infighting surged at home, protests against cross-border pollution turned violent in Thailand, a Starlink shutdown threatened resistance communications with landslides devastated Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh.
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Timecodes:
(00:10) Intro
(00:39) Min Aung Hlaing seeks legitimacy
(01:41) ASEAN's Myanmar Dilemma
(02:35) Resistance infighting continues
(03:23) Builder of collapsed apartment is jailed
(03:47) Protests in Thailand
(04:21) Starlink shutdown hits resistance
(04:47) Resistance raids own police
(05:17) Appeal
(06:03) Landslides kill school children
(07:21) Junta claims control of strategic highway
(07:44) Ethnic armed groups clash
(08:02) Outro
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This week on Season 2, Episode 12 of What's Happening in Myanmar, infighting deepened divisions within the resistance movement as the National Unity Government struggled to maintain order, the Arakan Army pressed its advantage and unveiled a new banking system, Min Aung Hlaing strengthened ties with international allies, and a controversial dam project returned to the spotlight.
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Timecodes:
(00:09) Intro
(00:39) Murder in the ranks
(01:44) Infighting erupts in Monywa
(02:41) Appeal
(03:38) Advances in Rakhine
(04:47) PDF executions
(05:25) Diplomacy and controversy
(06:40) AA to establish banking system
(07:48) The cost of war
(08:18) Outro
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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(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
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This week on Season 2, Episode 8 of 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.
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Timecodesâ
(00:08) Intro
(00:44) Explosion in northern Shan
(02:04) Min Aung Hlaing's India Visit
(03:31) Fighting intensifies in Chin State
(04:45) Prominent filmmaker dies
(06:36) Appeal
(07:29) Education under fire
(08:42) Military movements in Kachin
(09:53) Civilian casualties in the Dry Zone
(10:57) Resistance camp raided in Magway
(11:49) Outro
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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.
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Timecodesâ
(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
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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.
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Timecodesâ
(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
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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.
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Timecodesâ
(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
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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.
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Timecodesâ
(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
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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.
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Timecodesâ
(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
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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.
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Timecodesâ
(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
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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.
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Timecodesâ
(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
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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.
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Timecodesâ
(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/
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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.
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Our guestsâ
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?
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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.
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Timecodesâ
(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 guestsâ
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 MyanmarThe 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
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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.
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Timecodesâ
(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 guestsâ
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 MawdaungReferenced this episode:
Untangling Scam Kingpins' Ties to the Chinese Government
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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.
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Timecodesâ
(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 guestsâ
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 RedesignNew 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 StateReferenced this episode:
Myanmar's military elections will not lead to peace or improvement in the political crisis
The State of Myanmar: ISPâMyanmar's Annual Strategic Review and Foresight 2025â2026
China's Intervention and the Limits of Fatalism in Myanmar
China Hails Myanmar Junta's 'Steady and Orderly' Election
Amnesty International Report -
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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 [email protected]
Timecodesâ
(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 guestsâ
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 scamsReferenced this episode:
Military Elections Will Not Resolve Myanmar's Deeper Problems
Secretary Antony J. Blinken on the Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity in Burma
IAGS RESOLUTION: Persecution of Rohingya By Myanmar Is Genocide & Crimes Against Humanity
THE HAGUE â The International Court of Justice (ICJ) holds public hearings in the case The Gambia v. Myanmar
Who is Myanmar Regime Apologist Ko Ko Hlaing?
Ultranationalist group plans anti-Rohingya rally in Yangon as ICJ hearings proceed - Laat meer zien
