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