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.
Editorial and Opinion
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.
If Myanmar’s Coup Is a Fait Accompli, Who Is Complicit in the Crime?
China and Myanmar’s other neighbors are banking on another extended period of military rule under the junta. History will remember their failure to stand with the people.
Those Who Support Myanmar’s Junta Can Only Lose
The damage to China’s standing among Myanmar’s people grows more serious with each day that Beijing supports the illegitimate military regime.
Trying to Legitimize Myanmar’s Regime Can Only Backfire for China
The junta can’t deliver the stability China needs on its southern border, and any hopes that ASEAN can have a positive influence are misguided.
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