Myanmar’s Crisis & the World

Khin Yi, head of the Myanmar military’s proxy party the USDP, secured the agreement from Cambodian strongman and CPP leader Hun Sen during a recent trip to Phnom Penh.

Dr. Ng Eng Hen said the Myanmar junta’s behavior risks undermining ASEAN centrality.

Alexey Tsydenov, the governor of a remote Siberian province who has been sanctioned by the U.S. over a campaign of forced conscription, was welcomed with full honors in Naypyitaw.

The regime’s labor rights violations including forced recruitment could lead to loss of diplomatic recognition, prosecution of junta leaders, and designation as a terrorist group.

Paetongtarn Shinawatra insists she only conveyed Thailand’s “goodwill” for Myanmar peace efforts to Min Aung Hlaing and “nothing unexpected” was said between them.

The EU, UK and Canada target six cronies and eight companies in coordinated effort against deadly aerial campaign.

The UN-funded Drug and Alcohol Recovery and Education center in Thailand’s Tak province is trying to help stem the rising tide of addiction among young refugees from Myanmar.

Julie Bishop said she had visited the country and had also met with representatives of ethnic armies and Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s party.

The Thai foreign minister says all members of the regional bloc “have goodwill” toward the country and want to see peace return “as soon as possible”.

ASEAN leaders’ first face-to-face talks with a senior Myanmar junta representative at the summit on Wednesday yielded no major breakthrough.