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Andrew Nachemson

Chiang Mai

Digital Editor at Frontier Myanmar

Politics, human rights, and Chinese development in SEA | Managing Editor @FrontierMM | Bylines @AJEnglish @washingtonpost @latimes @ForeignPolicy @NPR @guardian

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  • 1 month ago | frontiermyanmar.net | Andrew Nachemson

    By ANDREW NACHEMSON | FRONTIERHeadlight beams slashed through the dark as a caravan of barely functional motorbikes whined and sputtered up a dirt road carved into the side of a mountain. I clung tightly to the rear grab bars of one of the motorbikes as my driver swerved to avoid trees suddenly leaping into focus, at times careening dangerously close to the abyss gaping beyond the edge of the road.

  • Jan 20, 2025 | foreignpolicy.com | Andrew Nachemson

    Military Security Southeast Asia KAYIN STATE, Myanmar—Htoo Naw was a commando in the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) for 20 years before retiring due to his health.

  • Jan 11, 2025 | flipboard.com | Andrew Nachemson

    Smith has spent the last two months winding down the two federal criminal prosecutions of Donald Trump and had indicated he would resign before inauguration. Special counsel Jack Smith has resigned from the Justice Department after completing his work overseeing two federal prosecutions of Donald …

  • Jan 10, 2025 | aljazeera.com | Andrew Nachemson

    Karen State, Myanmar - Thaw Hti was a tiny speck amid a march of hundreds of thousands that snaked its way through the streets of Yangon in 2021, demanding a return to democracy after the Myanmar military seized power. "We had signboards and they had guns," she said, recounting with bitterness the events of March 2021. In the intervening four years, much has changed for Thaw Hti and her generation in Myanmar.

  • Nov 26, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Andrew Nachemson

    The International Criminal Court's top prosecutor said Wednesday that he is seeking an arrest warrant for Min Aung Hlaing, head of the Myanmar military, for his role in the 2017 crackdown on the Rohingya. Some 700,000 members of the persecuted Muslim minority group fled to Bangladesh among widespread reports of massacres, rape and arson.

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Andrew Nachemson
Andrew Nachemson @ANachemson
5 Feb 25

Recently back from Myanmar with a faction of the New Mon State Party, which broke from its parent organization to join the revolution one year ago. These photos taken on the road in Kyainseikgyi Township, Karen State. Stay tuned for more pics and reporting. https://t.co/VRvHSbl4YA

Andrew Nachemson
Andrew Nachemson @ANachemson
27 Jan 25

Recent territorial gains have fostered a spirit of optimism in the Karen National Liberation Army, even as Thailand and China turn the screws on opposition groups to try to force a ceasefire with the Myanmar military https://t.co/Z9Anb5jXWH

Andrew Nachemson
Andrew Nachemson @ANachemson
24 Nov 24

After five incredible years, I've made the very difficult decision to leave Frontier Myanmar to focus on some longer term projects and on-the-ground reporting ...including recently wrapping up a six-day trip to Karen State with the Karen National Liberation Army https://t.co/8qqLJRuoWY