Episode

Suu Kyi Moved, China ties, wins & crackdowns

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What's Happening in Myanmar
Published
May 1, 2026
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444
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Summary

This week on Season 2, Episode 3 of What's Happening in Myanmar, the junta says Aung San Suu Kyi 'moved to house arrest', claims battlefield victories, and secures China's backing while cracking down on journalists. Resistance groups, meanwhile, are fractured by internal conflict and exhaustion. Please click the link to join us, in the podcast show notes https://www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/membership/ Timecodes— (00:05) Intro (00:17) Aung San Suu Kyi 'moved to house arrest' (00:59) Regime victories and fractured alliances (02:03) China's endorsement and the Myitsone dam (03:38) Press crackdown (05:02) Crisis at Frontier (05:52) Resistance under fire (07:14) Close