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Myanmar Junta Extends State of Emergency by Six Months
By Sebastian Strangio
In a nationally televised speech, coup leader Min Aung Hlaing blamed "terrorists" for delaying the country's return to normalcy.
ASEAN Can No Longer Remain Neutral on Myanmar
By Kasit Piromya
Eighteen months on from the military coup, it is time for the bloc to decide which side of history it wants to be on.
India, UN Security Council Join Condemnation of Myanmar Executions
By Sebastian Strangio
Last week's killing of four political prisoners has catalyzed an unusually strong regional reaction.
Myanmar Executions Should Be a Watershed Moment for ASEAN
By Youk Chhang
ASEAN must make a powerful, unified stand on the right to life and human rights – for the people of Myanmar and for the future of the region.
In Myanmar, We Pay With Our Lives for the Choices of World Leaders
By Me Me Khant
Nearly 18 months after the coup, the world's reaction to Myanmar's anguish continues to be one of statements, inaction, and business as usual.
Russia is Gaining an Indo-Pacific Foothold Through Myanmar
By Mohamed Zeeshan
While the West continues to try to isolate and punish Russia for the war in Ukraine, elsewhere Moscow is widening its reach and influence.
Myanmar Junta Executes Four Political Prisoners, Courting Further Isolation
By Sebastian Strangio
The state-sanctioned killings have likely snuffed out any chance of the country's conflict being settled through peaceful negotiations.
Duwa Lashi La on the State of Myanmar’s Resistance
By Sebastian Strangio
“Despite the challenges, I have never seen a more promising time for our people to find common ground.”
Thailand’s Myanmar Policy Is Costing Communities on Both Sides of the Border
By Patrick Phongsathorn
The Thai government appears increasingly complicit in the Myanmar junta’s deadly reign of terror.
Understanding Myanmar’s Spring Revolution
By Saw Kapi
Many outside observers have yet to come to grips with the depths of the changes that have occurred since last year’s military coup.
Myanmar Expanding Use of Chinese-Made Facial Recognition Systems: Report
By Sebastian Strangio
According to a Reuters investigation, the military junta has plans to install CCTV systems in all 14 states and divisions.
ASEAN Should Harden Its Stance on Myanmar Junta, Blinken Says
By Sebastian Strangio
But the Southeast Asian bloc is unlikely to take the punitive line favored by the U.S. and its Western partners.