Guest Column

A more powerful and assertive China is increasingly flexing its political and military muscles and raising tensions with both Taiwan and across the border in Myanmar.

Confusion on the ground in Rakhine State and among commentators from abroad obscures the fact that Rohingya and Rakhine need to unite against their common enemy, the Myanmar junta.

Muhammad Yunus, as Bangladesh's new leader, can be a powerful force for good in advocating for the release of Myanmar's political prisoners and the restoration of democracy.

With the Shinawatras coopted by their former adversaries, and the establishment increasingly exposed as an open political actor, Thai politics has entered a new chapter.

Chinese news report accuses Min Aung Hlaing of ‘betrayal’ for ignoring Beijing's efforts to mediate in the conflict.

Trained by Vipassana masters, she had a front-row seat in the formation of the global mindfulness movement, while championing gender rights and supporting democracy.

With the fall of a key military command, mapping out solutions for a post-junta future has become urgent.

Neither the Ukraine war nor the junta’s growing weakness appear to have shaken Moscow’s willingness to assist the generals with weapons, oil and on-the-ground assistance.

Last Monday’s rambling speech was divorced from reality, but its concentration on the dire security situation facing the junta was noteworthy.

Beijing’s embrace of the junta’s election plan masks a strategy to deepen political and economic interference in neighboring country.