2021/02/01 |
Myanmar: Aung San Suu Kyi Detained by Military, Her Party Says
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi and several of her political allies have been detained in an early morning raid, a spokesman for her party said. He warned of a possible military coup.
2021/01/21 |
How Covid-19 Is Straining Human Rights in Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines
Covid-19 outbreaks have worsened human rights issues in much of Southeast Asia, as countries scramble to revive economies.
2020/10/30 |
Myanmar’s Elections Are Not a Level Playing Field
The second multiparty election in Myanmar, slated for November 8, may simply be a proof that democracy is going backwards in the Southeast Asian nation.
2020/07/09 |
Myanmar Military Kills Civilians in Indiscriminate Attacks, Amnesty Says
Amnesty International reported that the Myanmar military has indiscriminately bombed civilians, including children in March and April.
2019/09/17 |
The Dual Fronts of Myanmar's Authoritarianism
In Myanmar, democracy is interpreted in a different capacity where diversity does not matter.
2018/12/03 |
There's a Place in West China That Hasn't Banished the ROC Flag
A WWII cemetery in Yunnan still remembers the ROC army's battlefield triumphs over the Japanese.
2018/10/20 |
INTERVIEW: Htin Kyaw Aye on Opening Myanmar to Data Transparency
As freedoms come under threat in Myanmar, various civic tech groups are trying to promote the importance of collecting, sharing and using data to get to the truth.
2018/10/17 |
OPINION: Unpacking Myanmar's Complex View Towards the Rohingya
Is the West's condemnation of Myanmar for its treatment of Rohingya Muslims viable in the emerging world order?
2018/08/17 |
OPINION: Rohingya Refugees Remain Trapped in Catastrophe
One year after the outbreak of the crisis the Rohingya are no closer to a resolution.
2018/05/28 |
REVIEW: 'Divergent Paths' Explains Changing Fates of Myanmar and North Korea
One was embraced as a flowering democracy, the other remains a pariah state, but both governments remain paranoid and oppressive.
2018/05/15 |
How Southeast Asia Can Avoid Dutch Disease
The likes of Laos and Myanmar can avoid the middle-income trap by establishing mechanisms to invest their resource-driven revenues.
2018/05/11 |
ANALYSIS: How Facebook Is Damaging Myanmar's Fragile Democracy
Myanmar is becoming a forceful example of how unrestrained social media can polarize opinion and damage democracy.
2018/05/07 |
A Decade Later, Cyclone Nargis Still Holds Lessons for Myanmar
Myanmar has learned from the disaster, but it is prepared for the next one?
2018/05/06 |
Week in Focus: Journalists Killed in Afghanistan, Malaysia Vote Begins
A weekly roundup of the most important news from around the region.
2018/04/23 |
Who Will Ultimately Be Blamed for the Rohingya Crisis?
For decades, Myanmar’s leaders have feared that they may be brought before a court to account for their actions, but the issue goes far beyond military top brass.
2018/04/06 |
MYANMAR: Online Defamation Cases Are Silencing Critics
Civil society groups are trying to blow the lid off a de-facto censorship law in Myanmar as defamation cases increase under the democratically elected government.
2018/03/29 |
Decades of Rohingya Tensions Still Strain the Myanmar-Bangladesh Relationship
The Rohingya crisis isn't a recent phenomenon, but new kinds of international pressure will be needed to resolve it.
