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.

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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