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The Long Odds of a Junta-Managed Election in War-Torn Myanmar
Last week, Myanmar's junta chief Min Aung Hlaing urged voters to select candidates who would work with the military during the upcoming general election,...
Junta Turns to Ballots After Battlefield Setbacks
Nearly five years after seizing power in a coup, Myanmar’s military leadership is attempting to use elections to consolidate authority it has failed to...
Human-Wave Assaults and Drones Signal Myanmar Junta’s Battlefield Comeback
Four years after seizing power in a coup, Myanmar’s military junta is adapting to survive a grinding civil war that once appeared to be...
Suu Kyi’s Son Fears for Her Life as Myanmar Junta Keeps Her Isolated
Myanmar’s detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been held in near-total isolation since the military coup in 2021 that overthrew her elected...
At Least 30 Killed in Myanmar Hospital Airstrike Amid Ongoing Conflict
At least 30 people, including patients, were killed and more than 70 injured after a military airstrike struck Mrauk U General Hospital in Myanmar’s...
Myanmar Opium Cultivation Hits Decade High Amid Conflict
Opium poppy cultivation in Myanmar has reached its highest level in a decade, rising 17% in the past year to 53,100 hectares, up from...
The Belarus Playbook: How Myanmar Learns from Lukashenko
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko recently announced his intention to pay an official visit to Myanmar. Under other circumstances, this visit might have gone unnoticed,...
Blood and Resources: How Great Powers Get Rich on Civil War
In the world’s most fragile states, war is no longer merely a political tragedy, it is an economic opportunity for those positioned to profit....
Myanmar Junta Bends to Global Pressure, Cracks Down on Border Scam Centres
After years of letting online scam operations flourish along the Thai-Myanmar border, Myanmar’s junta is now taking action under international scrutiny. Scam centres, often...
Solar Boom Sweeps War-Torn Myanmar Amid Deepening Power Collapse
Myanmar’s electricity system has deteriorated sharply since the 2021 military coup and ongoing civil war. Chronic blackouts, collapsing infrastructure, and a government crippled by...