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Death Toll from Myanmar Earthquake Tops 1,700 as Aftershocks Hit
By Sebastian Strangio
The country's civil war has hampered relief efforts, while junta controls have made it hard to gauge the quake's impact in remote regions.
Soaring Death Toll Feared in Myanmar as Powerful Earthquakes Strike
By Luke Hunt
Buildings collapsed amid a magnitude 7.7 quake. In neighboring Thailand, Bangkok declared an “emergency zone.”
Myanmar’s Military Is Tightening Its Grip on Cyberspace
By Kenneth Leung
Tracking three major recent developments in the country’s junta-controlled digital sphere.
Myanmar Military Chief Says Election to Be Held in December
By Sebastian Strangio
Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing has promised to transfer power to whoever wins the election, but there are many reasons to be skeptical.
Concept of ‘Greater Mizoram’ Gets a Shot in the Arm From Myanmar’s Spring Revolution
By Rajeev Bhattacharyya
The coming together of areas inhabited by communities in India’s Mizoram and Myanmar’s Chin State has New Delhi’s tacit support. Myanmar’s junta is not amused.
Myanmar as a ‘Failed State’: A Political Scientist’s View
By Luke Hunt
A conversation with academic and researcher Bradley Murg.
Myanmar Junta Chief to Attend Regional Summit in Bangkok: Report
By Sebastian Strangio
The trip to Thailand for the 6th BIMSTEC Summit would be Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing's first to an ASEAN member state since 2021.
Ethiopian Tech Workers Are Trapped in Myanmar’s Scam Centers
By Sribala Subramanian
The country is the primary recruiting hub for trafficked scam workers in Africa.
Cambodia’s Hun Sen, Myanmar Junta Celebrate Closure of US-Funded Media Outlets
By Sebastian Strangio
The U.S.-funded broadcasters Radio Free Asia and Voice of America have long been a thorn in the side of the region's repressive governments.
A Bleak Future for Rohingya Refugees
By Jannatul Naym Pieal
Despite the U.N. secretary-general’s visit to Bangladesh this week, the outlook for Rohingya refugees remains bleak.
Myanmar’s Economy Shrank 2 Percent in Year to March, Report Says
By Sebastian Strangio
With the civil war showing no sign of ending, the country's economic prospects will remain "bleak" in 2025-26.
Myanmar Junta Chief Lands in Belarus After Russia Visit
By Sebastian Strangio
Sanctioned and isolated by the West, the two nations are moving to develop their currently negligible trade and investment ties.
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