The junta’s loss of control over much of Myanmar’s westernmost state has made the United League of Arakan the most important government actor in Rakhine.
Read moreThe junta’s loss of control over much of Myanmar’s westernmost state has made the United League of Arakan the most important government actor in Rakhine.
Releasing all 25,000-plus political detainees from junta jails would pave the way for dialogue to ensure the military steps down from involvement in politics.
Those who have fled war in Myanmar should be integrated into the larger fabric of Thai society and allowed to contribute, rather than being left on the border.
When a dictator’s words make their final retreat from reality, there is a good chance he will end up on Russian TV.
The two communities must not take the bait and succumb to regime-fostered intercommunal strife.
The regime’s newspapers congratulated the Russian strongman and junta ally on his ‘landslide’ victory...
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