Season 1
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Season 2
A weekly round-up of the stories making the headlines from the Frontier Myanmar podcast family.
This week on Season 2, Episode 26 of What's Happening in Myanmar; US officials met with Min Aung Hlaing to talk business, cyber scams and rare earth minerals, the junta leader is given red carpet treatment in Malaysia amid protests, and worsening power cuts and economic pressures continue across the country.
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Timecodes:
(00:09) Intro
(00:38) US talks with Min Aung Hlaing
(01:02) Min Aung Hlaing in Malaysia
(01:58) Blackouts and economic pressure
(02:35) Flooding
(02:59) Appeal
(03:56) Chinese investment
(04:32) Resistance killings
(05:15) From the frontlines
(06:10) Outro
2 Oct 2026
Targeting civilians
This week on Season 2, Episode 25 of What's Happening in Myanmar; the junta targets civilians with an airstrike on a Rakhine market killing at least 50, Malaysia repatriates nearly 1,500 refugees and flooding has killed 41 while fighting and airstrikes continued across Kayah, Kayin and Sagaing.
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https://www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/everyones-problem-rare-earths-toxic-waters/
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0L1YWoWVy4WzYEJr2cIiST?si=f90acc537b2344be&nd=1&dlsi=178637da1dd04944
Timecodes:
(00:09) Intro
(00:36) Airstrike kills 50 civilians
(01:13) Malaysia sends back refugees
(02:01) Airstrike on NUG command
(02:24) Flooding hits southern Myanmar
(02:59) Appeal
(03:55) Regime targets oil wells
(04:19) TNLA builds border trade facility
(04:53) From the frontlines
(05:47) Outro
1 Oct 2026
Monitoring online harassment of Rohingya
In Episode 1 of What's Happening in Myanmar In-Depth, we discuss the rise in hate speech against Rohingya in Malaysia, as well as Meta's role in moderating hate groups and posts targeting the group. Activist Nur Sadek shares his perspective on why this is happening now, and what accountability looks like for social media platforms.
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https://www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/malaysia-starts-sending-myanmar-migrants-home/
https://www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/malaysias-migrant-return-plan-chills-myanmar-rohingya/
Timecodes:
(00:00) Intro
(01:47) Nur Sadek introduction
(05:27) Data from Rohingya Rights Response
(11:44) AI and misinformation
(15:26) Appeal
(16:21) Rising hate speech
(20:19) Meta Accountability
(22:07) Speaking with Malaysian students
(24:59) The Rohingya's future
(26:27) Outro
Who has been a guest on What's Happening in Myanmar
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Shayna Bauchner
Thiri
Ya Nwe
Thomas Kean
Lway Noon
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Podcast Authority Score: 39 / 100
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