Anti-regime forces must be prepared for a change in strategy by the generals, who are looking to buy time to restock their depleted military.
What does the legislation entail, and why is the junta implementing it for the first time since its promulgation 65 years ago?
A recent spate of junta atrocities against resistance detainees and civilians has shed light on the increasing depravity of the regime’s forces.
The Irrawaddy unpacks the regime’s three-year track record of violence and rights abuses, as assessed by leading global organizations and indices.
Min Aung Hlaing has delivered nothing but failure, and a titanic statue, since ousting a civilian government three years ago. He rules a diminished union.
The military’s demoralized Western Command is feeling the heat as the Arakan Army closes in on towns in northern Rakhine, with its sights set on the state capital Sittwe.
After losing control of so much territory, however, it remains to be seen how his regime would be able to hold such a poll.
With even regime supporters calling for Min Aung Hlaing’s resignation, and the SAC’s six-month legal extension set to expire, several scenarios have been raised.
Former cheerleaders of the junta are changing their tunes and broadcasting calls for Min Aung Hlaing to quit after the humiliating surrenders made by Myanmar’s military to resistance forces.
Min Aung Hlaing kept this year’s speech brief – just long enough to blame everyone for the disaster he created by seizing power from a democratically elected government almost three...
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