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Myanmar’s Military Junta Is Weaponizing Access to Life-Saving Vaccines

Myanmar’s Military Junta Is Weaponizing Access to Life-Saving Vaccines

By Zaw Wai Soe
As with international aid shipments, basic inoculations are being distributed on the basis of political loyalty.

How Myanmar’s United Wa State Army Responded to COVID-19

How Myanmar’s United Wa State Army Responded to COVID-19

By Yaolong Xian
The country's most powerful armed rebel group has played a prominent role in battling the pandemic in the areas under its control.
Myanmar’s Garment Workers Are Caught Between COVID-19 and the Coup

Myanmar’s Garment Workers Are Caught Between COVID-19 and the Coup

By Meghan Sullivan
After rapid growth in the garment sector during the country's period of opening, workers face a host of political and economic challenges.

Myanmar’s Missing Millions

Myanmar’s Missing Millions

By Anrike Visser
Millions of dollars in pandemic relief funding from the IMF have gone missing under the military regime, even while Myanmar battles a surge of COVID-19 cases.

China Aiding Myanmar Armed Groups in Their COVID-19 Fight

China Aiding Myanmar Armed Groups in Their COVID-19 Fight

By Sebastian Strangio
Beijing has long maintained close relations to the ethnic armed groups lying along its borders with Myanmar.

What’s Driving Taiwan’s Mass Protests?
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Between COVID and the Coup, a Humanitarian Emergency Is Underway in Myanmar

Between COVID and the Coup, a Humanitarian Emergency Is Underway in Myanmar

By Robert Bociaga
A looming humanitarian disaster proves the West’s unwillingness to counter the junta.

Southeast Asia Facing ‘Critical’ Weeks in COVID-19 Fight: Red Cross

Southeast Asia Facing ‘Critical’ Weeks in COVID-19 Fight: Red Cross

By Sebastian Strangio
In recent weeks, the region has seen more than twice as many deaths from the coronavirus than North America.
How One Myanmar Village is Fighting the COVID-19 Outbreak

How One Myanmar Village is Fighting the COVID-19 Outbreak

By Khin May
Without any support from the military regime, hundreds of thousands of villages in Myanmar are crying out for help.

Amid COVID-19 Crisis, UK Calls for Humanitarian Pause in Myanmar

Amid COVID-19 Crisis, UK Calls for Humanitarian Pause in Myanmar

By Sebastian Strangio
The country currently faces a fatal combination of political upheaval, stalled vaccination efforts, and escalating outbreaks of the virus.

Myanmar’s Former Military Dictator Hospitalized Due to COVID-19

Myanmar’s Former Military Dictator Hospitalized Due to COVID-19

By Sebastian Strangio
Than Shwe's illness is paralleled by the collapse of the crafted system of semi-democracy that he engineered.

China Announces Aid Dispersal to Myanmar’s Military Junta

China Announces Aid Dispersal to Myanmar’s Military Junta

By Sebastian Strangio
Can Western democracies offer similar aid without legitimizing Myanmar's military administration?
Myanmar Shadow Government Forms COVID-19 Task Force

Myanmar Shadow Government Forms COVID-19 Task Force

By Sebastian Strangio
The National Unity Government hopes to capitalize on the junta's incompetent response to the current COVID-19 surge.

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