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Myanmar Sentences 7 Students to Death for Anti-Regime Activities
By Sebastian Strangio
The group is accused of being involved in the killing of a manager of the state-owned Global Treasure Bank in April.
Australian Economist Jailed in Myanmar Applauded in Parliament
By Rod McGuirk
Sean Turnell, 58, was arrested shortly after the February 2021 coup and spent more than 600 days in prison.
Report Details Lavish Extent of Myanmar Junta’s Legitimation Drive
By Sebastian Strangio
According to a local media report, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing has bestowed titles and medals on over 3,600 individuals in a bid to legitimize his rule.
ASEAN’s Myanmar Headache Changes Hands
By Naw Theresa
As the bloc's chair in 2023, Indonesia will attempt to succeed where both Cambodia and Brunei have failed.
India Engages Myanmar
By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
What explains New Delhi’s greater engagement with the country's military government?
Australia’s ANZ Bank Exits Myanmar Due to Post-Coup Turmoil
By Sebastian Strangio
The bank, which was awarded a banking license in Myanmar in 2014, said it was withdrawing due to the country's "increasing operational complexity."
Myanmar and Russia Agree to Establish Nuclear Technology Hub in Yangon
By Sebastian Strangio
Civilian nuclear cooperation is the fruit of a growing convergence of interests between the two pariah states.
Atrocities Mount Amid the Return to War in Western Myanmar
By Kyaw Hsan Hlaing
Once mostly immune from the country's post-coup turmoils, Rakhine State is beset by an increasingly devastating conflict.
Myanmar Junta Releases High-Profile Foreign Prisoners in Mass Amnesty
By Sebastian Strangio
The release of Australian economist Sean Turnell and three other foreigners is a likely attempt to preempt ASEAN's growing frustration with the coup government.
Media Watchdog Nominates Southeast Asian Journalists for Annual Prize
By Sebastian Strangio
Han Thar Nyein of Myanmar and Lady Ann Salem of the Philippines have been shortlisted for their efforts to hold corrupt and repressive governments to account.
Targeted Killings Spread Terror in Rohingya Refugee Camps
By Tanbirul Miraj Ripon
Both Bangladesh police and Rohingya accuse the militant group ARSA of conducting a campaign of terror and crime in the refugee camps.
Southeast Asian Leaders Struggle With Question of Myanmar Violence
By David Rising and Sopheng Cheang
ASEAN's member states continue to be divided on how to handle their problem member, as the country's conflict continues to worsen.