Section Archive

Dragging Russia Into the Myanmar Conflict 

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Commentary

By Aung Zaw

The ‘great game’ in Myanmar has become more complex, with Russia behind the junta, the West backing the NUG and Beijing playing all sides, amid a worsening China-US rift.

Myanmar Is the Country of Great Deaths 

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Commentary

By Naing Khit

How many brave souls must follow Ko Jimmy, Ko Phyo Zeya Thaw, Ko Hla Myo Aung and Ko Aung Thura Zaw to the gallows before Myanmar is rid of the traitor Min Aung Hlaing?

Myanmar Junta Chief Motivated Only by Cruelty and Revenge

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Commentary

By Aung Zaw

Enjoying impunity at home and indifference from abroad, Min Aung Hlaing is living up to his boast that there is ‘nothing’ he ‘dare not do’.

ASEAN Envoy Dreams of Suu Kyi’s Nonviolence as Path to Peace in Myanmar

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Commentary

By Hpone Myat

Prak Sokhonn has proved to be a good listener to the regime while remaining deaf to popular sentiment and utterly failing to grasp the reality on the ground in Myanmar.

A Toothless International Response to a Merciless Myanmar Regime

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Commentary

By Naing Khit

The US and the rest of the international community call the Myanmar regime ‘a bunch of thugs’ but they have failed to take meaningful action to punish the thugs.

Can Aung San Suu Kyi Survive Myanmar Junta’s Latest Attack?

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Commentary

By Naing Khit

By moving her to prison, the generals believe they have finally gotten rid of the 77-year-old forever.

Hell Hounds Are Loose in Myanmar; Who Can Stop Them? 

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Commentary

By Aung Zaw

Images and video from Sagaing offer proof that atrocities are being committed against civilians by the Tatmadaw—and that these armed thugs aren’t worthy of the name.

Myanmar’s Junta Seems Serious About Executing Leading Activists. Can We Stop It?

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By Naing Khit

Political commentator Naing Khit explains why the junta wants to execute leading activists Jimmy and Phyo Zeya Thaw, and what to expect if the executions proceed. 

Why Won’t Myanmar’s Junta Let Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Meet Foreign Diplomats?  

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Commentary

By Naing Khit

The answer is simple: Min Aung Hlaing is afraid.

Myanmar’s Dictator Shows Unparalleled Arrogance and Self-Regard 

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Commentary

By Naing Khit

Regime boss Min Aung Hlaing is also unrivaled in his brutality and cruelty, which exceed those of even his notorious predecessors Ne Win and Than Shwe.

Six Decades After the ‘Mother of Coups’, Myanmar Military Maintains Its Brutal Grip

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Commentary

By Naing Khit

Ne Win’s 1962 coup was the root of the evils that plague Myanmar today. Min Aung Hlaing chose to perpetuate those evils—a choice that will, in time, be his downfall.

Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing, Russia’s Putin and Their Ilk Must Not Prevail

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Commentary

By Aung Zaw

Both the junta and the Kremlin have underestimated the people they seek to subdue; these avowed friends must not be allowed to succeed and vindicate each other’s actions.

One Year Ago, Myanmar’s Military Passed a Point of No Return

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Commentary

By Naing Khit

The disastrous events triggered by the coup have convinced Myanmar’s people there can be no place for the current military institution in their country’s future.

Myanmar in Revolt as People Choose to Fight the Brutal Regime

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Commentary

By Aung Zaw

The armed resistance to the junta shows the Myanmar people have taken their destiny into their own hands.

Myanmar Revolution Has Necessary Ingredients for Success: US Security Expert

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Interview

By Shwe Zin

The resistance has popular and international support, and the military is crumbling from within, US scholar Dr. Miemie Winn Byrd tells The Irrawaddy in an interview.