2022/09/30 |
Myanmar: A Desperate Junta Trying, and Failing, To Shore up Its Legitimacy
Aung San Suu Kyi’s Australian economic adviser was sentenced to three years in prison. It won’t help the Myanmar junta’s international isolation or its domestic problems.
2022/05/10 |
Malaysia Suggests ASEAN Engage Myanmar’s Shadow Government
To establish regular, open contact with ASEAN would be a big win for the National Unity Government, which is struggling to show control on the ground and has started to fade from the international spotlight.
2022/04/29 |
Myanmar Junta Hits Opposition Forces With Communications Blackouts
Myanmar’s junta has been cracking down on opposition forces by cutting off mobile internet service and telephone lines in strongholds of local armed groups.
2022/03/28 |
Myanmar Junta Leader Vows to ‘Annihilate’ Opponents
The leader of Myanmar’s military made the threat at a parade marking Armed Forces Day. The junta ousted civilian leaders, including State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi, in February 2021.
2021/12/14 |
Myanmar’s Annus Horribilis
The security situation is more complex and dangerous than it has been since the 1950s, without a resolution in sight.
2021/10/01 |
Myanmar’s Military Junta Has Long-Term Power Plans
The Myanmar military has extended its emergency rule until 2023. What does it plan to do in the next two years?
2021/07/20 |
Released Journalists Share Prison Experiences in Myanmar
In late June, the Myanmar military government released more than 2,000 prisoners arrested for resisting the coup, including 12 journalists. At least 36 journalists are still in detention.
2017/08/17 |
Thailand’s Junta Courts the White House as 'Democracy' Drops from US Agenda
Secretary of State Tillerson has already indicated that the State Department is considering dropping 'democracy' from its global mission. On Tuesday, he kept his word.
2017/08/02 |
OPINION: Urgent Investigation Needed into Shocking Abduction of Thai Activist in Laos
Wuthipong was put in a car and driven away to an unknown location while his wife and his friend were left at the scene
2017/06/29 |
Meet the Youthful Face of Resistance to Thailand's Junta
Netiwit Chotiphatphaisal has emerged as the 20-year-old face of Thailand’s nascent anti-junta movement.
2017/05/24 |
OPINION: Thailand Army Please Release the 14-Year-Old You Secretly Detained
A boy and three other youths accused of burning a portrait of the late King Bhumibol.
2017/04/20 |
Thailand Tells Internet Users to Unfollow Junta Critics on Social Media — Or Face Consequences
The government told Thai Internet users to stop following and sharing posts from the social media accounts of three overseas critics of the military-backed government
2016/10/14 |
Mixed Views on Thailand’s Outlook after King’s Death
What does the death of Thailand’s revered king mean for people who oppose the military junta that controls the country?
