Military Electoral Machinery
What's Happening in Myanmar
With Michael Lidauer, an international elections expert with experience in Myanmar since 2010. This week on episode 44 of What’s Happening in Myanmar, the Kayin State Border Guard Force declares its support for the military’s elections, as its leaders and associates are sanctioned by the United States for facilitating the scam industry, and we discuss the technical aspects of the military running polls at the end of the year. Email the show at Timecodes— 01m34s :: News roundup03m01s :: With Michael Lidauer, the 2020 elections10m37s :: Military’s planned 2025 elections14m54s :: The...
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The Anti-Sham Election Campaign
What's Happening in Myanmar
With Nandar, member of the Generations Solidarity Coalition of Nationalities, and participant in the anti-sham elections campaign. This week on episode 43 of What’s Happening in Myanmar, coup leader Senior General Min Aung Hlaing is in China, while at home his military continues its offensives killing civilians, revolutionaries try to prevent the region from accepting the legitimacy of the military’s planned elections, and we discuss the Anti-Sham Election Campaign’s aims and strategies. Email the show at Timecodes— 02m03s :: News roundup 05m16s :: With Nandar, the Anti-Sham Election...
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Military's General Elections Confirmed
What's Happening in Myanmar
With Nicholas Coppel, former Australian ambassador to Myanmar and president of the Australia Myanmar Institute. This week on episode 42 of What’s Happening in Myanmar, the military captures two mines from resistance forces, the historic Gokteik viaduct sustains major damage, and we discuss the consequences of the military’s planned elections starting on December 28. Email the show at Timecodes— 01m31s :: Conflict updates 05m16s :: With Nicholas Copperl, the military elections 25m25s :: Is it all about Min Aung Hlaing? 33m43s :: The military’s plans post-election 38m04s :: Close Our...
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Union Members Sent to Insein & UWSA Bows to China
What's Happening in Myanmar
With Stephen Campbell, associate professor in Social Sciences at Nanyang Technological University, and Joseph Young, Daily Briefing writer at Frontier Myanmar. This week on episode 41 of What’s Happening in Myanmar, massive airstrikes occur around the country as the military continues offensives, and we discuss union members being sent to Insein prison, and the UWSA’s declaration of non-assistance after admitting pressure from China. Email the show at Timecodes— 00m52s :: Union members sent to Insein02m55s :: With Stephen Campbell, the STUM and Myo Myo Aye 15m25s :: Economic...
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Bhamo Eight Months Later
What's Happening in Myanmar
With Hka San Lwi, editor-in-chief of . This week on What’s Happening in Myanmar, major ethnic armed organisations make statements on peace and war, the military presses its advantage right across the country, and we discuss why the struggle for Bhamo remains the most consequential battle for the revolution going forward. Email the show at Timecodes— 01m18s :: News roundup 05m09s :: With Hka San Lwi, continuing fighting for Bhamo 27m52s :: Flash flooding in Laiza 28m35s :: Close Our guests— Hka San Lwi, editor-in-chief of New content on the Frontier website:
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Pressure on Kachin Rare Earth Mines
What's Happening in Myanmar
With Emily Fishbein, freelance journalist currently serving as a Pulitzer Center Rainforest Investigations Network fellow, and Hpan Ja Brang, social justice activist and freelance journalist from Kachinland. This week on What’s Happening in Myanmar, the TNLA pushed firmly on the defensive, the Arakan Army permits Starlink registrations in war-torn Rakhine State, and we discuss the KIA’s resumption of rare earth mining around Pangwa. Email the show at Timecodes— 01m04s :: TNLA put on the defensive 02m26s :: Arakan Army allows Starlink 05m16s :: With Emily Fishbein and Hpan Ja Brang, the...
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Groundwork for Military Elections & River Pollution
What's Happening in Myanmar
With Pai Deetes, Southeast Asia Program Regional Campaigns Director at International Rivers. This week on What’s Happening in Myanmar, the military regime lifts the state of emergency and enacts new laws for elections, making coup leader Min Aung Hlaing the temporary acting president, and we discuss the transboundary water contamination from mines in Myanmar affecting northern Thailand. Email the show at Timecodes— 00m50s :: News round up 02m30s :: Military groundwork for elections 06m34s :: U.S. sanctions lifted and rare earth lobbying 09m23s :: With Pai Deetes, contamination of...
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The Myanmar Defence and Security Institute
What's Happening in Myanmar
With Dr Kid, communications officer of the Myanmar Defence and Security Institute. This week on What’s Happening in Myanmar, the military takes back Thabeikkyin, while giving out rice and detaining suspects in Nawnghkio, and we discuss how soldiers who escape the army are working to expose the regime’s weaknesses and defeat the military. Email the show at Timecodes— 01m04s :: Nawnghkio under military rule02m10s :: Thabeikkyin retaken 04m14s :: With Dr Kid, the Myanmar Defence and Security Institute13m04s :: Changes in military command structure33m42s :: Being a CDM soldier in...
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Ek Khaale for the Rohingya
What's Happening in Myanmar
With Greg Constantine, documentary photographer. This week on What’s Happening in Myanmar, the military marches into Nawnghkio, and we discuss the history and identity of the Rohingya community through the lens of the new Ek Khaale exhibition. Email the show at Timecodes— 00m57s :: Nawnghkio taken by military03m06s :: With Greg Constantine, the Ek Khaale exhibition19m51s :: The Rohingya and history as a chain reaction37m20s :: Close Our guest— The exhibition online: New content on the Frontier website:
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Debrief with Dunant and Thu Thu Aung
What's Happening in Myanmar
With outgoing Frontier Myanmar editor-in-chief Ben Dunant and incoming editor-in-chief Thu Thu Aung. This week on What’s Happening in Myanmar, our two editors talk about Frontier and the Myanmar media landscape as Thu Thu takes the reigns from Ben, who is moving on after seven years at Frontier. Email the show at Timecodes— 01m51s :: Introducing Thu Thu Aung04m35s :: Ben being a foreign journalist before the coup07m01s :: Thu Thu’s career 19m06s :: Ben as editor-in-chief in exile28m08s :: Frontier’s 10th birthday28m56s :: Close Our guests— New content on the Frontier website:...
info_outlineWith Htet Aung, a journalist with Frontier Myanmar. This week on What’s Happening in Myanmar, the military floats moving its damaged ministries back to Yangon while killing hundreds of people in the month since the March 28 earthquake, and we discuss the challenges of reporting on the quake and its devastating aftermath in Mandalay and Sagaing.
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Timecodes—
01m15s :: A month after the quake
05m56s :: With Htet Aung, reporting on the quake
16m30s :: Naypyitaw and damaged ministries
22m50s :: Close
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Htet Aung, independent journalist, and regular contributor to our newsletters and features
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