Myanmar junta

Myanmar’s people confront a sense that the country’s crises are escalating in scale, even as foreign support becomes more difficult to secure.

Tracking three major recent developments in the country’s junta-controlled digital sphere.

Among the law's provisions is a ban on the provision of virtual private networks (VPNs), which are frequently used to circumvent internet controls.

As Myanmar’s military grip weakens amid violence and displacement, ASEAN faces pressure to mediate in a crisis that challenges its principles and unity.

Scores of journalists have been arrested, and some even killed by the military junta. Others have had narrow escapes.

Like several of its Western partners, Japan will now be represented in Yangon by a chargé d'affaires rather than a full ambassador.

Several sources are reporting that five pro-democracy activists will be hanged at Insein Prison in Yangon today.

The disaster has increased scrutiny on international organizations' decision to engage with the military State Administration Council.

International organizations should focus on strengthening local networks and providing cross-border aid rather than waiting for authorization from the junta to operate in conflict zones. 

Due to the security situation, a comprehensive census, let alone a multiparty election, will remain a remote prospect for the foreseeable future.

Despite the deteriorating security situation, junta chief Min Aung Hlaing remains committed to holding elections at some point next year.

With the country's state of emergency due to expire at the end of the month, the junta is plotting its next move.

The meeting between Daniel Kritenbrink and Kyaw Lin Zaw may mark a shift in the U.S. approach to Myanmar's conflict.

As mourners queue, the military apologizes and issues a rare apology for the military's shooting of two monks, including an influential abbot.

The massive gap between the black market and official rates for the kyat has created lucrative opportunities for arbitrage.

As the military junta loses ground, it has come to rely more heavily on air strikes to wreak vengeance on resistance-held areas.

Resistance forces fighting the junta in Sagaing Region may not be able to retreat to Manipur for shelter, henceforth.

The Arakan Army claims that it has overrun the 15th Military Operations Command headquarters in northern Rakhine State.

The enforcement of the People’s Military Service Law has prompted thousands of young people to flee the country.

Among those released was Dr. Hkalam Samson, a prominent Kachin Christian leader, and three members of the National League for Democracy.

The fall of the town of Myawaddy to resistance forces could shift the battlefield and diplomatic dynamics of the country's conflict.

An Indian delegation met a delegation of the Arakan Army recently. Does it signal a shift in India’s approach to Myanmar?

The army's reported plan to conscript Rohingya civilians could worsen the region's already fragile ethnic relations.

The resistance group said that the public "is not required to comply" with the February 10 order.