Union Members Sent to Insein & UWSA Bows to China

23/08/2025 40 min
Union Members Sent to Insein & UWSA Bows to China

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With Stephen Campbell, associate professor in Social Sciences at Nanyang Technological University, and Joseph Young, Daily Briefing writer at Frontier Myanmar. This week on episode 41 of What’s Happening in Myanmar, massive airstrikes occur around the country as the military continues offensives, and we discuss union members being sent to Insein prison, and the UWSA’s declaration of non-assistance after admitting pressure from China. Email the show at [email protected] Timecodes— 00m52s :: Union members sent to Insein02m55s :: With Stephen Campbell, the STUM and Myo Myo Aye 15m25s :: Economic agenda before the coup21m13s :: With Joseph Young, conflict and UWSA statement38m58s :: Close Our guests— Stephen Campbell, associate professor, School of Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University And Joseph Young, daily briefing writer for Frontier Myanmar Other new content on the Frontier website: Back in business: Zahkung Ting Ying tries to rebuild his empire After the flood: Heavy rain hits hard on Kachin’s border with China Shattered sanctuaries: Quake-damaged mosques fight for survival Check out the latest episode of Doh Athan, Frontier’s podcast on human rights issues in Myanmar.