Advertisement On Friday morning, an alliance of ethnic rebel groups launched a coordinated offensive against the military junta and its allies in northeastern Myanmar, potentially opening a major new front in the country’s civil war. In a joint statement, the Three Brotherhood Alliance – which includes the Arakan Army (AA), the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance … Read more
Filipino human rights lawyer Romel Bagares, center, and another lawyer representing Burmese complainants Gilbert Andres, left, files the criminal complaint against Myanmar’s top generals at the Department of Justice in Manila, Philippines on Wednesday Oct. 25, 2023. Credit: AP Photo/Aaron Favila Advertisement Relatives of victims of alleged war crimes committed by Myanmar’s military have filed … Read more
ASEAN Beat | Security | Southeast Asia A complaint filed with the country’s Human Rights Commission claims that three state-owned firms have transferred arms to Myanmar’s military in recent years, including since the 2021 coup. Advertisement Human rights groups yesterday filed a complaint with Indonesia’s Human Rights Commission asking it to investigate suspected arms sales by state-owned companies to … Read more
Advertisement In the wake of recent high profile media coverage, the world’s attention has been drawn to the continuing vicious actions of Myanmar’s military junta against its citizens. However, there is an equally alarming and underreported aspect to their brutality: the strategic manipulation of immunization vaccines and denial of basic healthcare as a weapon of … Read more
ASEAN Beat | Politics | Southeast Asia Photographer Sai Zaw Thaike was sentenced to 20 years in prison, the harshest term handed down against any journalist since the 2021 coup. Advertisement Press freedom groups have condemned Myanmar’s military junta this week for sentencing a photojournalist to 20 years in prison, the harshest prison term handed down to a media … Read more
Advertisement The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has stiffened its stance toward its conflict-torn problem member Myanmar, with chair Indonesia openly acknowledging the lack of progress in implementing the bloc’s peace plan. In a statement issued yesterday following its annual summit in Jakarta, Southeast Asian leaders “strongly condemned” the continuing violence in Myanmar, and … Read more
Advertisement The past two-and-a-half years have seen Myanmar enmeshed in a spiraling political crisis. Since the 2021 coup that toppled a civilian-led government under the National League for Democracy (NLD), the country has been embroiled in a civil war during which at least 3,800 civilians have been killed by the military, and another 23,000 have … Read more
Advertisement Myanmar’s military government has ordered Timor-Leste’s senior diplomat to leave the country in retaliation for a meeting that his government held with the opposition National Unity Government (NUG). On Sunday, the junta’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that it had informed the charge d’affaires of the country’s embassy in Yangon on Friday to leave … Read more
Dr Amos and his team prepare a patient for surgery at the hospital in Thantlang, in Myanmar’s Chin State. Credit: Dr. Amos Advertisement The Myanmar junta’s absence from large parts of the country as a result of the ongoing civil war has prompted the opposition National Unity Government (NUG) and resistance groups and individuals aligned … Read more
ASEAN Beat | Politics | Southeast Asia The move comes in response to a marked uptick in junta air strikes on resistance forces and civilian populations. Advertisement The United States government has announced another round of sanctions against military-ruled Myanmar, targeting foreign companies or individuals that are helping the military procure jet fuel. In a statement yesterday, the Department … Read more