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Commentary
Rather than taking responsibility for not acting early, the coup leader has blamed the new variants for the high infection and death tolls.
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Burma
Villagers from Yinmarbin have fled into the forests after junta troops raided their villages and ransacked their homes; the troops are hunting PDF fighters in the area.
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Commentary
Despite the wishful thinking of the past decade, the Tatmadaw leadership have never accepted basic democratic norms like elections, and they never will.
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Burma
Urging people to take refuge in Buddha is seen as a sign of the regime’s desperation—and highly ironic, given its forces’ record of beating monks and murdering civilians.
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Burma
A total of five doctors volunteering for a Yangon charity were arrested; the regime appears to be targeting medics working independently of official anti-COVID efforts.
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Photo Essay
Amid a deadly COVID-19 outbreak, only soldiers and patrolling military vehicles were seen at sites in Yangon associated with assassinated independence hero Gen. Aung San.
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Analysis
Today we remember the killings of Gen. Aung San and his colleagues in 1947; the independence hero’s daughter has suffered an even worse fate than his.
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Burma
U Aung Kyaw Kyaw Oo is accused of leading a civilian defense force in Hlaing Township, in the latest move by the regime to link NLD members to ‘destructive actions’.
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Burma
With the public refusing to pay bills and thousands of energy workers on strike or fired, the junta is unable to meet the country’s power needs, a group of experts said.
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Guest Column
The coup makes Wa integration with the rest of Myanmar even less likely; for now, both the UWSA and the junta will make the most of mutually beneficial ties with China.
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Analysis
After five months of worsening instability on its border, Beijing would be open to a negotiated settlement, some NLD insiders say.
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Guest Column
The NLD, NUG and CRPH should coordinate with ethnic civil society leaders, who have the infrastructure in place to help people affected by conflict, COVID and poverty.
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Guest Column
Draconian persecution and powerful social forces mean that there are, effectively, no longer any celebrities in Myanmar.
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Specials
Beijing’s steadfast support for repressive military regimes in the post-independence era provides sufficient evidence, but examples can be found throughout history.
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Burma
Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand are all reportedly unwilling to compromise on their candidates; the junta is said to prefer the latter option but has been unresponsive.
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