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Tatmadaw
The Tatmadaw’s Assault on Healthcare Reform in Myanmar
By Eustace Jones
“Healthcare is in an immediate crisis. If the coup continues we are heading towards becoming a failed state.”
Myanmar Prosecutors Present Sedition Charge Against Aung San Suu Kyi
By Grant Peck
The deposed leader faces a raft of charges that will likely be used to ban her from running in any future election.
UN Expert Says Myanmar Attacks Risk Humanitarian Tragedy
By Grant Peck
Kayah State, in the country's east, has been engulfed in serious fighting since May 21.
China’s Myanmar Policy ‘Not Affected’ by Post-Coup Chaos: Official
By Sebastian Strangio
With no solution to Myanmar’s political crisis in sight, Beijing is making a pragmatic bet on the status quo.
Russia Focuses on Arms Sales to ‘Like-Minded’ Generals in Myanmar
By Luke Hunt
ASEAN asks the United Nations to drop a proposed arms embargo on Myanmar.
Myanmar’s Neighborhood Relations After 100 days
By Amara Thiha
The junta's relationships with its three main neighbors could have an outsized say in the trajectory of Myanmar's crisis.
Total, Chevron Suspend Dividends to Myanmar Oil and Gas Firm
By Sebastian Strangio
The move comes amid growing pressure for foreign firms to cut their ties to the military government.
Internet ‘Whitelist’ Highlights Myanmar Military’s Wishful Economic Thinking
By Sebastian Strangio
Facebook and Twitter are out. A suite of business applications and messaging services are in.
On Myanmar, Japan Must Lead by Example
By Yusuke Watanabe
“Japan must position itself as a bridge between the Tatmadaw and the United States and other democratic countries rather than blindly aligning itself with the Western policy of regime change.”
Digging In, Myanmar’s Military Junta Detains US Journalist
By Sebastian Strangio
The arrest of Danny Fenster is a sign that the military is preparing to weather a long period of alienation from the West.
ASEAN’s Special Leaders Meeting on Myanmar, One Month On
By Sebastian Strangio
The bloc's progress has been sluggish, but it reflects in part the deadlocked nature of the country's crisis.
Myanmar’s Unfolding Banking Crisis
By Arul Kurian
The banking crisis has been the most striking illustration of the economic challenges facing the military junta.