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Military Elections Loom & Atrocities Continue
With Jared Bissinger, visiting fellow at the Myanmar Studies Program at the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute in Singapore, and research lead at Catalyst Economics. This week on episode 57 of What’s Happening in Myanmar, a silent strike simmers in towns and cities, overseas voters shun the military’s elections, airstrikes devastate civilians, and we discuss the Myanmar national economy’s opportunities and constraints going into 2026. Email the show at whimyanmar@proton.me   Timecodes— (00:00) Opening (01:37) Military atrocities and civilian airstrikes (03:40) Silent strike against elections (04:28) Thai foreign minister in Nay Pyi Taw (05:30) Lack of advance voting overseas (06:09) Foreign arrivals closely scrutinized (07:10) Military detentions under elections law (13:11) Effects of the earthquake (16:50) Winners and losers in the conflict economy (19:50) Land border trade (33:53) What to look for in future RE the economy (37:57) Close   Our guests— Jared Bissinger, a Visiting Fellow at the Myanmar Studies Program at the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute in Singapore, and Research Lead at Catalyst Economics. How China outmanoeuvres the West in Myanmar His panel on Monday New original content on the Frontier website: ‘Election under fear’: Junta persecutes critics of its poll      
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