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Myanmar conflict
Southeast Asian Leaders Face Thorny Issues Ahead of ASEAN Summit
By Niniek Karmini and Edna Tarigan
The Southeast Asian bloc faces a host of pressing challenges, from the crisis in Myanmar to the growing frictions in the South China Sea.
Myanmar’s Revolution and the Challenges Ahead
By Luke Hunt
A conversation with David Gum Awng of the National Unity Government.
Why Thailand Should Mediate the Crisis in Myanmar
By Brian Wong and Tidarat Yingcharoen
The case for proactive, multilateral, pro-peace diplomacy.
Rating the Progress of Myanmar’s Resistance Movement
By Lian Bawi Thang
Revolutionary forces have seen notable successes in some areas, while struggling to gain traction in others.
Myanmar Junta Orders Expulsion of Timor-Leste’s Top Diplomat
By Sebastian Strangio
The country's charge d'affaires has been ordered to leave the country by September 1, due to his government's meetings with the opposition National Unity Government.
Myanmar Junta Threatens to Punish Those Holding Foreign Currency
By Sebastian Strangio
The policy is an attempt to arrest the slide in the kyat, which has depreciated sharply since the 2021 coup.
Myanmar to Relinquish ASEAN Chairmanship in 2026, Report Claims
By Sebastian Strangio
The country's next chairmanship looms as a possible point of rupture for the Southeast Asian bloc.
Why Did Myanmar’s Military Reduce Aung San Suu Kyi’s Prison Sentence?
By Sebastian Strangio
The move is part of a strategy aimed at normalizing the junta's relations with the outside world - or at least with ASEAN.
Aung San Suu Kyi Has Some of Her Prison Sentences Reduced by Myanmar’s Military Junta
By Associated Press
Despite the minor reduction in her prison sentence, the 78-year-old Nobel laureate still faces 27 years in prison.
Myanmar Junta Extends State of Emergency for Fourth Time
By Sebastian Strangio
The extension is an admission that the military has failed to quell the broad-based armed resistance to its rule.
Out of Myanmar
By Luke Hunt
A conversation with risk analyst Ross Milosevic.
Myanmar Junta Transfers Aung San Suu Kyi Out of Solitary Confinement
By Sebastian Strangio
The 78-year-old leader is now reportedly being detained at a government building in Naypyidaw.