In the fourth and final episode of this series, we look further into the August attacks by the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army and analyse what measures need to be taken to bring an end to years of conflict."Many focus on the restrictions of the Muslim community, but if I could highlight one area, it is that the government should ensure rule of law …

In October 2016, militants from the Arakan Rohingya Solidarity Army launched coordinated attacks on police outposts in northern Rakhine State, killing about a dozen officers and leading to a “security clearance” operation that came with accusations of human rights abuses.ARSA launched similar, but larger attacks last week, leaving at least 100 dead…

When the violence first began in Rakhine State in 2012, around 140,000 people, mainly Rohingya, were moved to internally displaced persons camps. They believed they would be home in a matter of months, but more than five years later the vast majority remain there - without access to education, healthcare, or livelihoods. Tensions within Rakhine bet…

In 2012, a year after Myanmar began its highly-feted transition from military rule into a fledgling democracy, Rakhine State was plunged into months of unspeakable violence. Hundreds were killed, and more than 100,000 others remain displaced and unable to return home. On the ground, the situation seems as tense, as miserable and as hopeless as at a…

A total of 19 state and union seats across Myanmar will go to the polls on Saturday, voting in replacements for MPs appointed to the ministry or in seats that did not vote in the 2015 elections. Will there be any surprises on the weekend, and what will the result mean for Myanmar's young NLD government?Frontier chief-of-staff Oliver Slow and senior…