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Myanmar Court Sets March Auction for Imprisoned Leader’s Villa
By Sebastian Strangio
The lakeside villa, where Aung San Suu Kyi spent more than 15 years under house arrest, will go under the hammer on March 20.
The Myanmar Junta: Live by the Gun, Die by the Gun?
By Rahman Yaacob
Current trends suggest Myanmar’s military regime will be toppled the same way it came to power: through the use of force.
India Mulls an End to Myanmar Free Movement Border Zone
By Luke Hunt
The development comes at a time that the junta is struggling with a forced recruitment campaign.
Myanmar Military Tribunal Sentences Brigadier Generals to Death for Kokang Surrender
By Sebastian Strangio
The sentences come at a time of growing discontent with the leadership of junta chief Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing.
Myanmar Military Breaks China-Brokered Ceasefire, Resistance Groups Say
By Sebastian Strangio
The collapse of the agreement brokered in Kunming on Friday demonstrates the limits of Chinese influence in northern Myanmar.
ASEAN Chair Laos Appoints Special Envoy on Myanmar
By Sebastian Strangio
The appointment of the veteran diplomat Alounkeo Kittikhoun is unlikely to do much to arrest the momentum of the country's conflict.
Chinese Official Meets Myanmar Junta Chief as Rebels Capture Key Town
By Sebastian Strangio
The two sides pledged to "jointly maintain peace and stability on the China-Myanmar border" and fight telecom scam operations.
Why the US Needs to Back Myanmar’s Spring Revolution
By Peter Morris
Recent rebel offensives have the military junta reeling. A little bit of outside support could hasten its collapse.
Myanmar Junta Forces in Laukkai Surrender to MNDAA, Reports Claim
By Sebastian Strangio
If confirmed, the fall of the capital of the Kokang Self-Administered Zone would mark a significant defeat for the military junta that seized power in February 2021.
Good Rebels or Good Timing?: Myanmar’s MNDAA and Operation 1027
By Yaolong Xian
The rebel group has shed its reputation as an opium trafficking syndicate and pledged itself to the Spring Revolution. Is its transformation more than skin deep?
Myanmar’s Shadow Government Issues 10-Point China Policy
By Sebastian Strangio
The shadow government has promised to continue the warm partnership with Beijing maintained by the ousted NLD government.
Myanmar Resistance Forces Seize Another China Border Crossing
By Sebastian Strangio
The MNDAA's reported capture of the Yanlonkyaing border gate marks a further step toward its reconquest of the Kokang Self-Administered Zone in northern Shan State.