In a post-conflict transition, Myanmar’s civil society is likely to be a key player, unlike in Sierra Leone, where external forces played a larger role in the peace process. It is inappropriate ...
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military government began a nationwide census Tuesday, saying it will be used to compile voter lists for a general election promised for next year, even though much of ...
BANGKOK--Recently renewed combat in northeastern Myanmar between troops of the military government and ethnic minority militias has in the past few days become more complicated, as two minority ...
VIENTIANE – Myanmar will send a representative to a regional summit this week for the first time in three years, a diplomatic source told AFP on Oct 8, as the junta struggles to quell a civil war.
But a new report out Wednesday shows that internet freedoms in China’s neighbor Myanmar are now just as lacking. The report from Freedom House, a US government-funded NGO, found that global ...
By Sui-Lee Wee For the first time in the three years since it staged a coup, the military in Myanmar has offered a major concession to the country’s opposition forces, calling on them to heal ...
It is often suggested that Asean leaders must move beyond their countries, and involve regional players to address the crisis in Myanmar. Asean plus neighbourhood countries--India, China and ...
Earlier this year, artillery fire crashed through U Khup Thang’s home in Paletwa, in western Myanmar’s Chin State, killing his son. “It felt like a nightmare. I still struggle to find the wo ...
SYDNEY – Global efforts to stop Myanmar’s civil war are “clearly not working”, a UN expert warned on Oct 10 as he urged leaders to starve the ruling junta of “money, weapons and ...