Myanmar’s military junta appears to be in terminal decline: Myanmar military cracks down on peaceful protesters in Taunggy, Shan state. R. Bociaga/Shutterstock Myint Swe, the acting president of Mynamar’s military government, has warned that the country “will be split into various parts” after his armed forces suffered huge territorial losses to resistance fighters recently. His …
Aung San Suu Kyi: Myanmar’s democracy figurehead could face life imprisonment in ‘politically motivated’ prosecution: Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been sentenced to two years in prison over breaches of the country’s COVID restrictions in the first of a number of trials, which – if she is found guilty of all the …
Aung San Suu Kyi trial: how Myanmar’s judicial system is stacked against the deposed leader: Concern for the future of Myanmar’s deposed leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, is mounting after her appearance in a purpose-built courtroom in the country’s capital Naypyidaw at the start of what is expected to be a seven-week trial. Since the …
COVID coup: how Myanmar’s military used the pandemic to justify and enable its power grab: Myanmar’s popular leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, who has been in custody since the country’s military seized power in a coup on February 1, has been charged with a new crime: that of violating the country’s National Disaster Management Law. …
The Conversation Weekly podcast Ep #2 transcript: Myanmar’s collective fury: This is a transcript of Episode 2 of The Conversation Weekly: Myanmar’s collective fury, published on February 11, 2021. NOTE: Transcripts may contain errors. Please check the corresponding audio before quoting in print. Dan Merino: Hello and welcome to The Conversation Weekly. Gemma Ware: Each …
Myanmar’s election, the Rohingya crisis and the road to democracy: Five years after they voted in their first free and fair elections for quarter of a century, the people of Myanmar will go to the polls this November. A country with a troubled and violent history, Myanmar gained independence from the British in 1948. In …