Myanmar Independence Day

Myanmar’s Independence Day Prisoner Amnesty Brings Relief to Families Amid Ongoing Civil Conflict and Suppression of Pro-Democracy Forces

Hundreds of prisoners were released in Myanmar on Sunday (Jan 4) following an annual independence day amnesty announced by the ruling junta, just a week after the country began a highly controversial election widely denounced by international observers as a...
Myanmar general election

Myanmar Junta Pushes Phased Election as War Rages, Critics Decry “Charade” to Rebrand Military Rule

Myanmar’s military junta began a tightly controlled, month-long general election on Sunday, December 28, billing the vote as a return to democratic normality five years after it seized power in a coup that plunged the country into a brutal civil...
Myanmar Junta

Myanmar Junta Pushes Ahead With Phased General Election Amid Escalating Civil War and Widespread International Condemnation

Myanmar’s military-led administration is set to begin a multi-phased general election on Sunday, pressing ahead with polls that many analysts, Western governments and human rights groups have dismissed as a bid to entrench military rule rather than restore democracy, as...
Volker Turk. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

UN Accuses Myanmar Junta, Armed Groups of Using Violence to Coerce Voters Ahead of Military-Run Polls

The United Nations on Tuesday (Dec 23) accused Myanmar’s ruling military junta of using violence, intimidation and mass arrests to force people to participate in upcoming military-controlled elections, while warning that armed opposition groups are also employing coercive tactics to...
Myanmar

Myanmar junta Arrests Nearly 1,600 Foreign Nationals in Five-Day Crackdown on Border Scam Hub

Myanmar’s military government said on Sunday (Nov 23) that it has arrested nearly 1,600 foreign nationals in a sweeping five-day operation targeting one of the country’s most infamous online scam hubs along the Thai border. The high-profile crackdown comes as...
Myanmar Junta Demolishes 150 Buildings in Crackdown on Infamous Internet Scam Compound

Myanmar Junta Demolishes 150 Buildings in Crackdown on Infamous Internet Scam Compound

Myanmar’s ruling military said on Sunday it has demolished more than 100 buildings in a sweeping crackdown on a notorious online scam compound near the Thai border — a rare publicized move amid growing pressure from China to rein in...
Myanmar

Myanmar’s Human Capital Crisis: A Nation at Risk After Four Years of Military Rule

When Myanmar’s military seized power on February 1, 2021, overthrowing the elected National League for Democracy (NLD) government, the generals claimed they were safeguarding the country’s stability. Four years later, Myanmar is anything but stable. The coup and subsequent formation...
Mi-17 Helicopter Allegedly Downed by FPV Drone in Myanmar

FPV Drone Warfare in Myanmar: Mi-17 Helicopter Allegedly Downed by FPV Drone in Myanmar’s Escalating Conflict

In a dramatic demonstration of how modern warfare tactics are quickly spreading beyond their original battlegrounds, a first-person view (FPV) drone attack—eerily similar to those pioneered in Ukraine—has reportedly brought down a Myanmar military Mi-17 Hip helicopter. The incident, which...
Su-57E S Fighter jet

Russia Pushes Su-57E Fighter jet in Southeast Asia Amid Intensifying Geopolitical Competition

Southeast Asia: Russia’s state arms export agency, ROSOBORONEXPORT JSC, has launched a comprehensive campaign to promote its cutting-edge Su-57E fifth-generation stealth fighter across the region. The initiative, timed to coincide with Russia’s re-entry into the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace...
Su-30 Fighter Jets

Myanmar’s Junta Receives Su-30 Fighter Jets and Attack Helicopters from Russia in Major Military Boost

In a powerful demonstration of growing geopolitical alignment, Myanmar’s military government has publicly expressed gratitude to Russia for a new arsenal of advanced fighter jets and military hardware, signaling a deeper and more strategic partnership between the two sanctioned regimes....
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