Asia Pacific Feb 18, 2022
One groups claims to have helped "several hundred" soldiers flee to safety in neighboring countries or rebel-held areas in Myanmar.
Commentary / World Feb 16, 2022
Is the civilian resistance tipping the balance in Myanmar?
by Ruth Pollard
"Myanmar has been in a state of civil war for a long time, but until now it has been limited to certain territories and ethnic regions. Now, even the Bamar heartland is in conflict.”
Asia Pacific Feb 12, 2022
Myanmar's junta on Saturday announced an amnesty for more than 800 prisoners, as it held a parade and show of force in the capital to mark the country's Union Day.
Business Jan 31, 2022
Myanmar generals face spiraling economy and threat of new sanctions
U.S. sanctions have already been leveled against individuals and entities tied to the regime. State-controlled oil and gas operations could well be the next target.
Asia Pacific / Politics | FOCUS Jan 22, 2022
ASEAN may face bigger challenge on Myanmar under Cambodia's chair
by Siti Rahil
Cambodian leader Hun Sen has maintained that the leader and ministers of Myanmar should be allowed to attend ASEAN meetings — much to the chagrin of some other association members.
Asia Pacific Jan 21, 2022
Why no major world power wants ASEAN to split up over Myanmar
by Philip J. Cunningham and Iain Marlow
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi last week commended the Cambodian leader’s visit to Myanmar, the first by a foreign leader since the coup.
Asia Pacific Jan 14, 2022
Last week, Cambodia's strongman ruler Hun Sen made the first trip by a foreign leader to Myanmar, but critics say his actions risked legitimizing the junta.
Asia Pacific / Politics Jan 9, 2022
Hun Sen's meeting with Myanmar junta chief reveals growing split within ASEAN
While some officials stress the importance of keeping communication open with the junta, others are cautious of the implications.
Asia Pacific Dec 25, 2021
Worldly, charming and quietly equipping a brutal military
by Hannah Beech
An investigation of Myanmar's Kyaw Thaung family exposes a vast web of military procurement that was strategically hidden from the public.
Asia Pacific Dec 24, 2021
Myanmar plans to hold fresh election in August 2023, junta chief says
The top general earlier extended an initial timeline for the new election after the election body annulled last year’s poll results that Aung San Suu Kyi’s party won in a landslide.
Asia Pacific Dec 7, 2021
International outcry after Myanmar junta jails Aung San Suu Kyi for two years
The United States led international condemnation of the sentences, with Secretary of State Antony Blinken calling the convictions "unjust" and "affronts to democracy and justice."
Asia Pacific | FOCUS Nov 11, 2021
The young generation risking it all to topple the Myanmar junta
by Poppy Mcpherson and Shoon Naing
The battle has made guerrilla fighters of university lecturers, day laborers, tech workers, students and artists and forced countless young men and women into a life on the run.