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Myanmar Rebels on Verge of Seizing Key Border Town, Group Claims
By Sebastian Strangio
If confirmed, the surrender of the military garrison in Myawaddy on the Thai border would mark another serious defeat for the junta.
Myanmar and the Voices of a Revolution
By Luke Hunt
The Myanmar junta's conscription drive has backfired, bolstering the rebels' ranks.
Myanmar Humanitarian Corridor to Be Established Soon, Thai FM Says
By Sebastian Strangio
But the ASEAN-endorsed aid plan will be tightly constrained by its reliance on the cooperation of Myanmar's military junta.
Why Thailand Should Mediate the Crisis in Myanmar
By Brian Wong and Tidarat Yingcharoen
The case for proactive, multilateral, pro-peace diplomacy.
Soccer is Empowering Burmese Migrant Girls on the Thai Border
By Shalini Perumal
Sports programs run by the organization PlayOnside offer girls and young women displaced by Myanmar's civil war an escape from patriarchal social expectations.
Myanmar Apologizes After Jet Fighter Violated Thai Airspace
By Sebastian Strangio
The aircraft strayed into Thai airspace on the same day as a Thai military delegation traveled to Naypyidaw for border talks.
Thailand Sees Fresh Surge of Refugees, Migrants from Myanmar: Report
By Sebastian Strangio
A Thailand-based NGO claims that Thai police have detained nearly 20,000 people trying to cross the border in the last five months alone.
Myanmar OKs Use of Thai Currency in Border Trade
By Elaine Kurtenbach
Seeking to limit Myanmar’s reliance on the U.S. dollar in trade, the military-led administration has agreed to accept Thai baht and plans a similar arrangement to accept Indian rupees.
Border Trade Authorities Wary of Myanmar’s COVID-19 Second Wave
By Shah Suraj Bharat
Since a recent spike in infections, border authorities in China and Thailand have tightened restrictions on trade with Myanmar.
Thailand’s Migrant Workers in a Changing Legal System
By Maximillian Morch
12 months after a controversial Royal Ordinance on foreign laborers, how have things changed for Thailand’s migrant workforce?
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