In the early morning of February 1, 2021, the Myanmar military sent armored vehicles through the capital, Naypyidaw, arresting the country’s elected civilian leaders. Three years on, the junta’s relentless efforts to consolidate power have caused a spiraling human rights and humanitarian catastrophe. Junta security forces have killed over 4,000 people, arrested over 25,000, and … Read more
The military-run Southeast Asian nation of Myanmar is holding its first joint naval exercise with Russia, state media reported Tuesday, with the two nations carrying out maneuvers in the Andaman Sea. Reports in the state-run Global New Light of Myanmar newspaper said that the maritime security exercise between Myanmar and Russia was being held Tuesday … Read more
Magazine The city in northwestern Myanmar was one of the first to see anti-coup protests – and also among the first to see pitched battles between resistance fighters and the military. A protest march in Kalay, Myanmar, on February 7, 2021. Credit: Special arrangementAdvertisement Kalay (or Kalaymyo) in Myanmar’s northwestern Sagaing Region was among the … Read more
Advertisement From May 9 to 11, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) convened in the stunning fishing town of Labuan Bajo in the eastern Indonesian region of Nusa Tenggara for its 42nd summit. It was the 10-member bloc’s third summit since the February 2021 coup d’etat in Myanmar, which pushed the country into a … Read more
Videos | Security | Southeast Asia Dr. Sui Khar firmly believes that the military regime in Myanmar will be defeated by the opposition forces within three years. Advertisement The Chin National Front (CNF) firmly believes that the military regime in Myanmar will be defeated by the opposition forces within three years. In an interview with The Diplomat’s Rajeev Bhattacharyya … Read more
Advertisement Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo somberly acknowledged to fellow Southeast Asian leaders Thursday that no progress has been made to end the civil strife gripping Myanmar and renewed a call for an end to the violence, including a recent airstrike a rights group called an “apparent war crime.” “I have to be honest,” Jokowi … Read more