ASEAN Under Pressure to Do More on Myanmar as Leaders Gather in Washington
A symbolically empty Myanmar chair may be presented at the US-ASEAN summit, but hollow gestures and words do nothing to help the people of the junta-ruled country.
Editorial and Opinion
Cracks Appear in the Myanmar Military
With Australia offering military defectors sanctuary, many more soldiers will leave the armed forces if their safety and futures can be guaranteed.
A Year After the Failed Coup, the Myanmar People’s Opposition to Military Rule Remains Resolute
Thwarted by widespread civil disobedience and armed resistance, the military’s bid to illegitimately seize power has failed, bringing only civil war and economic collapse.
Myanmar Junta Chief’s Personal Hatred of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Runs Deep
By banishing the State Counselor to a secret location and rejecting ASEAN’s envoy, Min Aung Hlaing is making his despised predecessors look like masters of statecraft.
Will ASEAN Invite Myanmar’s War Criminals to Its Summit?
If junta chief Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing is welcomed at ASEAN’s summit in Brunei this month, the regional bloc will be declaring itself morally bankrupt once and for all.
Myanmar Junta Boss Min Aung Hlaing’s Delusions of Grandeur
As the economy fails, the coup maker’s plan to turn the capital, Naypyitaw, into a shiny global hub shows the extent to which his regime has lost touch with reality.
Myanmar’s Military Regime Lacks Legitimacy and Capacity to Govern
With the junta facing nationwide uprisings and unable to control the country, the struggle for the future of Myanmar will be long and protracted.
Myanmar Is a COVID-19 Time Bomb; Can Lives Be Saved?
Calls are mounting for the international community and neighboring countries to step in to secure humanitarian access to Myanmar to deal with its COVID-19 upsurge.
Amid COVID’s Third Wave, Myanmar Descends Into State Failure
As crematoriums overflow, many now believe the regime is simply killing the people without bullets.
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