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Myanmar junta

After the Myanmar Earthquake, Crisis Fatigue Reaches New Depths
By Shona Loong
Myanmar’s people confront a sense that the country’s crises are escalating in scale, even as foreign support becomes more difficult to secure.

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 Junta Enacts Repressive New Cybersecurity Bill
By Sebastian Strangio
Among the law's provisions is a ban on the provision of virtual private networks (VPNs), which are frequently used to circumvent internet controls.

How ASEAN Can Help Mediate in Myanmar
By Leni Winarni
As Myanmar’s military grip weakens amid violence and displacement, ASEAN faces pressure to mediate in a crisis that challenges its principles and unity.

Myanmar’s Braveheart Journalists Persist Amid Immense Pressure
By Rajeev Bhattacharyya
Scores of journalists have been arrested, and some even killed by the military junta. Others have had narrow escapes.

Japan To Downgrade Diplomatic Ties With Myanmar Junta, Report Says
By Sebastian Strangio
Like several of its Western partners, Japan will now be represented in Yangon by a chargé d'affaires rather than a full ambassador.

Rights Groups Condemn Myanmar Prisoner Executions, Warn More to Come
By Sebastian Strangio
Several sources are reporting that five pro-democracy activists will be hanged at Insein Prison in Yangon today.

Death Toll From Typhoon Yagi Rises in Inundated Myanmar
By Sebastian Strangio
The disaster has increased scrutiny on international organizations' decision to engage with the military State Administration Council.

Engagements With the Myanmar Military Undermine Localized Approaches to Humanitarian Assistance
By Maggi Quadrini
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.

Myanmar Announces Census as Prelude to Long-Delayed Election
By Sebastian Strangio
Due to the security situation, a comprehensive census, let alone a multiparty election, will remain a remote prospect for the foreseeable future.

Myanmar Junta Extends Post-Coup State of Emergency for Sixth Time
By Sebastian Strangio
Despite the deteriorating security situation, junta chief Min Aung Hlaing remains committed to holding elections at some point next year.

In Myanmar, An Impossible Election Is in China’s Interests
By Luke Hunt
With the country's state of emergency due to expire at the end of the month, the junta is plotting its next move.
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