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Category: Myanmar

The dirty business of doing deals with Myanmar’s military

by Htwe Htwe Thein January 10, 2021January 11, 2021

Myanmar’s transition from five decades of military rule is a work in progress. Despite the junta’s formal dissolution in 2010, the release of political prisoners including opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, and democratic reforms allowing National League Democracy to win government in 2015, the military (officially known as the Tatmadaw) retains huge political and […]

Strong baht makes Thais rethink export reliance

by Peter Janssen December 28, 2020January 1, 2021

China building great wall on its soft southern underbelly

by Bertil Lintner December 19, 2020December 23, 2020

Nail in the coffin of Myanmar’s dying peace process

by David Scott Mathieson December 17, 2020December 21, 2020

Blind eyes and payoffs fuel Asia’s drug boom

by Anthony Davis November 20, 2020November 24, 2020

Myanmar military party defiant in bruising poll loss

by Rory Wallace November 12, 2020November 14, 2020

Suu Kyi a lone winner of Myanmar’s landslide polls

by David Scott Mathieson November 10, 2020November 12, 2020

Election brings Suu Kyi and military closer together

by Bertil Lintner November 9, 2020November 11, 2020

The dying dream of Myanmar democracy

by Misha Ketchell November 7, 2020November 9, 2020

Myanmar’s Covid crisis rooted in military misrule

by Bertil Lintner November 1, 2020November 6, 2020

Myanmar’s flawed election another backward step

by Evan Brandaw and Hunter Marston October 21, 2020October 25, 2020

Myanmar’s Rakhine rebels up anti-election tactics

by David Scott Mathieson October 20, 2020October 23, 2020

No good or safe choices at Myanmar’s election

by Rory Wallace October 10, 2020October 13, 2020

Covid second wave explodes across Myanmar

by Rory Wallace September 27, 2020September 30, 2020

Commodifying prisoners of war in Myanmar

by David Scott Mathieson September 25, 2020September 29, 2020

New cases cast a pall over China’s holiday travel

by Frank Chen September 16, 2020September 17, 2020

Calls for Myanmar election delay as cases spike

by AT Contributor September 15, 2020September 15, 2020

China locks down city on Myanmar border

by AT Contributor September 15, 2020September 15, 2020

Election countdown in Myanmar under virus shadow

by Richard Sargent and Hla-Hla Htay September 8, 2020September 8, 2020

Why China wants Suu Kyi to win Myanmar’s polls

by Bertil Lintner September 3, 2020September 7, 2020

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