2022/11/10 |
Countdown to Asia’s Summit Season
Conflict in Myanmar and Ukraine against a backdrop of U.S.‑China tension – a crowded agenda will unfold in coming weeks.
2022/10/25 |
Myanmar: Junta Air Strike Kills Dozens, Rebel Group Says
The Kachin Independence Organization says the Myanmar military carried out air strikes on a concert to celebrate the group's founding. The attacks reportedly killed some 80 people, including musicians and civilians.
2022/10/20 |
Citizen Journalists Face Challenges in Cambodia, Thailand, and Myanmar
They risk harassment, detention, and economic hardship for their work.
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.
2022/08/24 |
Wheels of Justice Turn Slowly for Displaced Rohingya People
The International Court of Justice in July allowed a case to proceed alleging that Myanmar performed acts of genocide against the Rohingya after dismissing objections by the junta.
2022/08/02 |
Myanmar, South China Sea To Divide, Dominate ASEAN Summit
Most ASEAN countries want a united front on a code of conduct for the South China Sea, but critics claim Beijing, which wants to handle negotiations on a country-by-country basis, has used Cambodia to thwart progress on an agreement and to block diplomatic opposition to its maritime claims.
2022/08/01 |
Myanmar Prolongs State of Emergency for Six Months
The Myanmar junta’s National Defense and Security Council gave unanimous approval for the decision, according to state media.
2022/07/01 |
UN Investigator Warns of Increased Violence in Myanmar
More than a quarter million children have been displaced by junta attacks, hundreds have been killed or maimed, and more than 1,400 arbitrarily detained, said the UN special rapporteur.
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.
2022/03/17 |
How the ‘Two Myanmars’ View the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
The split mirrors Myanmar’s military and political differences.
2022/03/07 |
Myanmar Families Divided Over Children’s Education Amid Political Turmoil
Millions of families are torn between education, safety, and loyalty to the pro-democracy movement when it comes to deciding whether to send their children back to public schools.
2022/02/22 |
A No-fly Zone Won’t Fly in Myanmar
As long as Myanmar’s junta enjoys the support of Russia and China, there is little chance that the UN would support the idea of a no-fly zone.
2022/02/16 |
Myanmar Issue Hardens Divisions in ASEAN
Analysts said a troika had emerged made up of Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei, which share religious sympathies with the Muslim Rohingya and have opposed bringing the Myanmar junta into ASEAN after it was banned from attending its summits in response to the coup.
