With Naing Min Khant, emerging researcher at the Institute for Strategy and Policy, Myanmar. This week on episode 45 of What’s Happening in Myanmar, the military regime makes gains in Bhamo, the air force bombs and kills dozens of students at a high school, the Union Election Commission declares 56 townships will not be part of December’s so-called elections, and we discuss the likelihood of change within the Myanmar military’s leadership, as the fourth generation of officers eye off the top job.

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Timecodes—

01m06s :: News roundup
02m41s :: With Naing Min Khant, the military’s leadership
10m19s :: How does change happen
15m22s :: Min Aung Hlaing’s popularity in the military
24m12s :: Anti-China sentiment  
48m37s :: Close

Our guests—

Naing Min Khant, emerging researcher at ISP-Myanmar

And the ISP-Myanmar report under discussion:

ISP On Point No. 27: Prospective 4^th Generation Tatmadaw: Payhways to Reform or Further Regression?

Plus, new original content on the Frontier website:

Q&A: ‘Civilians should never be targeted’
Doh Athan: Regime airstrike on school leaves trauma in its wake

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This week on Frontier’s podcast What's Happening in Myanmar, regime gains in Bhamo, air force bombs kill dozens of students sheltering in a high school in Kyauktaw Township, and ISP-Myanmar’s Naing Min Khant talks about the prospects for the upcoming fourth generation of Myanmar military leadership.