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What Has Happened to Myanmar’s Tatmadaw?

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Guest Column

By Bertil Lintner

Tasked with fighting a full-fledged war in the heartland, it remains to be seen whether the military will splinter or double down on its atrocities.

New Regime, Same Old Drug Myths in Myanmar

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Guest Column

By Bertil Lintner

Reports that the junta’s crackdown on political foes has diverted resources from drug interdiction recycle old fallacies about the narcotics trade in Myanmar.

Visions of a Federal Future for Myanmar are Fading Fast-Part II

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Guest Column

By Ye Myo Hein

Ethnic armed groups increasingly skeptical about the idea of a federal state and their lack of unity threatens resistance to the military regime.  

Visions of a Federal Future for Myanmar are Fading Fast

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Guest Column

By Ye Myo Hein

Ethnic armed groups increasingly skeptical about the idea of a federal state and their lack of unity threatens resistance to the military regime.

Myanmar Junta Troops Die in Weekend Clashes

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Ethnic armed groups attacked regime forces in Karen, Kayah and Shan states.

China Doesn’t Want Myanmar’s NLD Dissolved: Informed Sources

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Prior to its ousting by the military, the National League for Democracy-led government had good relations with China, agreeing to implement major infrastructure projects.

Myanmar Junta’s Caretaker Government on Course to Fail

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Guest Column

By David I. Steinberg

Unlike the military’s caretaker government of 1958-60, the present regime’s corrupt and violent administration faces unprecedented resistance from the people.

Myanmar Junta Implementing China’s BRI Projects by Stealth

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Analysis

By The Irrawaddy

Despite post-coup chaos, the COVID-19 pandemic and rising anti-China sentiment, the military regime is pushing forward with Beijing-backed infrastructure projects.

NLD Leader U Nyan Win Dies of COVID-19 While Detained by Myanmar Junta

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

A key NLD figure and Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s personal lawyer, U Nyan Win caught coronavirus while being held in Insein Prison.

Silence on Coup Makes Strategic Sense for Myanmar’s Wa

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Guest Column

By Bertil Lintner

The coup makes Wa integration with the rest of Myanmar even less likely; for now, both the UWSA and the junta will make the most of mutually beneficial ties with China.

Head of Myanmar EAO’s Peace Negotiating Team Steps Down

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

General Yawd Serk, the leader of an ethnic armed group in Shan State, has resigned as the chief of the Peace Process Steering Team.

Book’s Snapshots of Two Young Lives Illuminate Myanmar’s Political, Social Ills

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Books

By Bertil Lintner

A US author’s account of the challenges facing a Kachin activist/businessman and a Bamar photojournalist takes on added resonance in the wake of the Feb. 1 military coup.

Tortured to Death in Myanmar Regime Custody

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

At least 21 tortured bodies, including National League for Democracy members, election officials and pro-democracy activists, have been returned to families.

US Slaps Sanctions on More Myanmar Junta Members, Ruling Body

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

The Biden administration has added the State Administration Council and 16 junta officials and relatives to its list of targeted sanctions.

Examining the Implications of Thailand’s New Draft Law on NGOs

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Guest Column

By Kavi Chongkittavorn

Thai authorities should intensify dialogue with all stakeholders to increase awareness of a draft law requiring NGOs to clarify their funding sources.