
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.
One groups claims to have helped "several hundred" soldiers flee to safety in neighboring countries or rebel-held areas in Myanmar.
Is the civilian resistance tipping the balance in Myanmar?
"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.”
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.
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.
ASEAN may face bigger challenge on Myanmar under Cambodia's chair
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.
Why no major world power wants ASEAN to split up over Myanmar
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi last week commended the Cambodian leader’s visit to Myanmar, the first by a foreign leader since the coup.
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.
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.
Worldly, charming and quietly equipping a brutal military
An investigation of Myanmar's Kyaw Thaung family exposes a vast web of military procurement that was strategically hidden from the public.
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.
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."
The young generation risking it all to topple the Myanmar junta
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.