By Nilar Thein Ms. Nilar Thein is a Myanmar democracy activist. We apologized to our baby daughter before she was born. My husband, Kyaw Min Yu, a writer and activist known across Myanmar as Ko Jimmy, …
ASEAN leaders call for timeline on Myanmar peace
Southeast Asian heads of government on Friday issued a “warning” to Myanmar to make measurable progress on a peace plan or risk being barred from the bloc’s meetings, as social and political chaos …
Using Russian aircraft, Myanmar steps up strikes against rebels
The Myanmar military’s recent airstrikes have been among the deadliest and most indiscriminate since it seized control last February, fueling calls for a global arms embargo.
SE Asian leaders do little to raise pressure on Myanmar
Southeast Asian leaders have done little to ramp up pressure on Myanmar to comply with their plan for peace, agreeing to a course of action that largely kicks the matter down the road …
ASEAN Leaders Seek Measurable Indicators, Timeline for Myanmar Peace Plan
The bloc’s foreign ministers had been tasked with developing “concrete, practical and measurable indicators with specific timeline to support the five-point consensus,” ASEAN said in a statement, …
Cambodian leader cautions against post-COVID complacency
Association of Southeast Asian Nations leaders struggled Friday to come to a consensus on how to pressure Myanmar to comply with a plan for peace, with violence in the member state spiraling out of …
UN Secretary-General: World has failed strife-torn Myanmar
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Saturday that the world had failed Myanmar, and expressed hope the Association of Southeast Asian Nations would be able to pressure the member …
US, EU Extends Sanctions as Myanmar Violence Escalates
The European Union and United States imposed further sanctions on Myanmar’s military regime on Tuesday by designating arms dealers, companies and senior officials as violence continues to escalate …
Two Die as Myanmar Junta Troops Burn Mandalay Village
A father of four and a stroke victim are confirmed dead after regime soldiers responded to a clash with a resistance group by raiding a village.
Suspend Myanmar Junta Participation, Enact Emergency Measures to Protect Civilians
The leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) should reject a proposal, revealed Thursday (Nov 10) in a leaked document, to maintain the Myanmar junta’s full participation in all …