July 15, 2026

    ASEAN envoy meets Myanmar junta, ethnic armed groups in Thailand as NUG questions exclusion

    The move contrasts with Malaysia’s diplomatic engagement with the NUG during its ASEAN chairmanship last year
    July 15, 2026

    Russian troops, Myanmar junta forces hold small-scale joint military exercise in Naypyitaw

    The nearly two-week exercise includes demonstrations of Russian-made firearms, drones, and other military equipment
    July 15, 2026

    Myanmar junta leader to visit Thailand next month

    Bangkok has been leading an effort to begin normalising the regime’s relations, both bilaterally and through ASEAN
    July 14, 2026

    Associates of resistance leader questioned following his escape from NUG custody

    Student Revolutionary Force leader San Tin Tun was arrested in May on multiple charges, including unlawful detention and killings
    July 13, 2026

    After 100 days of ‘civilian’ rule, Myanmar remains a bastion of oppression

    Basic rights remain non-existent in the country, despite the junta’s efforts to rebrand itself as an elected, civilian government
    July 13, 2026

    ASEAN ministers push stalled peace plan in Myanmar talks

    The junta has blasted the regional bloc’s calls to end its ongoing violence against civilians and repression of political opponents
    July 10, 2026

    ‘We cannot write as before’: Women poets of Myanmar’s Spring Revolution

    While Myanmar's poet-soldiers make headlines, a generation of women writers is forging a poetry of courage
    July 10, 2026

    Myanmar regime launches naval assault on Rakhine coastal town, injuring six civilians

    The Arakan Army claims the attack on Kyeintali in Gwa Township was carried out as retaliation for recent junta losses…
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      May 12, 2026

      Words that dehumanise: The language behind anti-Rohingya hatred in Myanmar

      Propaganda and prejudice have long stripped the Rohingya and other minorities of their humanity, making them easy targets of violence
      April 1, 2026

      Myanmar faces deepening crisis as global oil shock bites

      A surge in global fuel prices is exposing Myanmar’s fragile economy, with thin reserves, a weakening currency, and limited options…
      January 5, 2026

      Few people voted in Myanmar’s junta election—and history explains why

      From independence to dictatorship, participation has risen when elections mattered—and collapsed when they were staged. The 2025 vote fits the…
      December 31, 2025

      Advance votes and split ballots: Dr Aye Maung on how the election played out in Rakhine

      The Rakhine nationalist leader discusses his decision to enter the controversial election and its outcome in his home state
      October 23, 2025

      Photo essay: Yangon’s port workers struggle to make ends meet amid soaring prices

      The dock workers in Yangon’s ports often have few options for supporting their families as the cost of living rises…
      October 9, 2025

      The junta chief’s autocratic globetrotting and political survival

      Having withstood nearly five years of armed resistance from within, failed diplomacy from neighbours, and ineffectual pressure from the West,…
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