Uncertainty over how the Union Election Commission will regulate campaigning and voting to account for the pandemic is crippling the ability of parties and civil society groups to plan for the election.
Volume 6, Issue 5
Politicians in a region known for violence and drugs have outlined a vision for a new gambling mecca on Myanmar's border
COVID-19 hasn’t had a major impact on monsoon paddy planting, despite some farmers facing financial difficulties.
Ethical campaigning for this year’s election is no longer a certainty after the Union Solidarity and Development Party and its allies refused to sign a code of conduct.
Frontier’s Ye Mon talks to Daw Thet Thet Khine about the People’s Pioneer Party and the upcoming election.
BY Ye Mon
Foreign investors and staff who were outside Myanmar when commercial flights stopped in March are doing their best to manage businesses from afar but unsure when they’ll be able to return.
BY Thomas Kean
Scammers are using Facebook to gather personal information from gullible users and defraud them through popular mobile money services.
BY Ye Mon
University students are volunteering to help the National Blood Center in Yangon stem a drastic decline in the number of people giving “the gift of life” during the pandemic.
The growing risks to Myanmar’s peace process from “frozen” conflicts means that new strategies are needed.
A television drama that extols the role of the Tatmadaw in Myanmar’s modern history is a failure of art and propaganda but provides insights into the psychology of the armed forces.
BY Frontier
A contentious vote in the northern Shan State capital in 2015 is a cautionary tale for election officials committed to making this year’s election free, fair and transparent.
BY Ye Mon
After more than four years in office, the NLD can no longer shift the blame to others for the environmental, economic and human disaster that is unfolding at Hpakant.
BY Frontier
Critics say new campaign rules favour the NLD by allowing government officials to campaign, but confusion over the constitution enabled the USDP to do the same in 2015.
BY Frontier
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