Myanmar

A consumer buying vegetables at a local market on June 15. People are gradually coming back for shopping and working, but continue concerning about cash shortage.
Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar's cash shortage casts shadow despite rise in activity

Central bank avoids printing more money, fearing kyat's fall and inflation

18 June 2021
Myanmar's military is assured of Russian support despite the much-maligned coup in February.
Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar general's visit to Russia keeps arms flowing to junta

Moscow defies West by rolling out welcome mat to leaders of coup

17 June 2021
Pyae Lyan Aung, a goalkeeper with Myanmar's national soccer team, gives the three-finger salute to the media at Japan's Kansai International Airport on May 17.
Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar soccer goalie seeks asylum after match in Japan

Tokyo will take 'appropriate' steps on the request, government spokesman says

17 June 2021
Zaw Win Aung, 19, was killed in Yangon on May 25 when a bomb disguised as a gift exploded at a wedding reception. 
Myanmar Crisis

Escalating Myanmar bombings cause civilian casualties

Junta accuses peaceful protesters of turning into urban guerrillas

16 June 2021
Foreign ministers from ASEAN member countries and China gather for talks in Chongqing on June 7: the meeting illustrated how far Beijing had supplanted ASEAN centrality.
Opinion

China's subjugation of ASEAN is a great leap backward for Myanmar

Quad nations should consider alternatives for regional security

16 June 2021
The late Myanmar artist Bagyi Aung Soe sought to transcend the Western influences that dominated artistic themes in the country and create illustrations with accessible materials, such as simple markers and pens. His work is being shown at the Centre Pompidou in Paris through Aug. 23. (Photo by Sonny Nyein, courtesy of the Centre Pompidou)
Arts

International exhibition puts spotlight on Myanmar artist

Centre Pompidou mounts retrospective of works by Bagyi Aung Soe

16 June 2021
Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved to an undisclosed location since meeting with her legal team on June 7. (Photo by Shinya Sawai)
Myanmar Crisis

Suu Kyi trial heads to witness examination phase

Military sets stage to eliminate pro-democracy forces ahead of elections

14 June 2021
Yangon at night: The junta's solar power tender will be a litmus test on investor sentiment.
Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar junta's solar power bid tests post-coup investor sentiment

Western money uncommitted while China state companies said to be held back

10 June 2021
Protesters against Myanmar's junta burn the flag of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Mandalay on June 5.
Myanmar Crisis

'Painful' Myanmar engagement sows rage as ASEAN seeks envoy

Diplomatic mission to Naypyitaw risks becoming a poisoned chalice

8 June 2021
Indonesian President Joko Widodo (center) delivers a statement, flanked by his ministers following an ASEAN Leaders' Meeting in April in Jakarta where a five-point consensus over Myanmar was reached.
Myanmar Crisis

ASEAN meets with China as progress on Myanmar consensus stalls

Bloc wants commitment from junta that its envoys have access to 'all parties'

8 June 2021
Senior General Min Aung Hlaing met Friday with Brunei's Second Minister for Foreign Affairs Dato Erywan Pehin Yusof and compatriot Lim Jock Hoi, secretary-general of ASEAN, in Naypyitaw. (Source photos by Getty Images and Ken Kobayashi)
Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar's junta chief meets with ASEAN representatives

Talks indicate Min Aung Hlaing's growing confidence four months after coup

4 June 2021
Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing has allowed Red Cross head Peter Maurer to visit and meet with him. (Source photos by Reuters and Getty Images)
Myanmar Crisis

International Red Cross head meets Myanmar junta chief in Naypyitaw

Maurer, first Western official to visit post-coup, calls for humanitarian access

4 June 2021
Yay-mont is a savory pancake made with rice flour and filled with tomatoes and spring onions. (Photo by Kelly Mcnamara)
Tea Leaves

When comfort food is no longer a refuge

A Myanmar exile's struggles with food offer a metaphor for her country's trials

2 June 2021
Demonstrators hold up signs during a protest against the military coup and demand the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in Yangon in February 2021.
Comment

Suu Kyi's inconvenient truth and the origins of Myanmar's coup

Charismatic leader has played a complicated role in her country's history

1 June 2021
Indonesian President Joko Widodo speaks during a news conference after attending the ASEAN leaders' summit in Jakarta on Apr. 24: the carefully nuanced statement represented a rebuff to the U.S.-led approach to isolate Myanmar.
Opinion

China rubs its hands amid international divide over Myanmar

Punitive sanctions policies should be recalibrated

1 June 2021
Win Htet Oo says the International Olympic Committee is ignoring its own charter. (Source photos by Reuters)
Interview

Myanmar swimmer asks IOC to disqualify junta-led Olympic committee

From Australia, Win Htet Oo says athletes are being targeted amid crackdown

1 June 2021
Medical personnel tend to internally displaced people in Myanmar's Karen State following military air strikes in the area, in this handout image released on May 7.
Asia Insight

Myanmar violence, hunger and ruin risk deeper refugee crisis

Flaring conflicts between military and ethnic groups make bad situation worse

1 June 2021
Thai narcotics officials arrange bags of methamphetamine pills in Ayutthaya Province in June 2020.
Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar coup provides drug traffickers with ideal conditions

'Definitely a moment when cartels will look to entrench and expand operations'

28 May 2021
An activist gestures as other protesters hold pictures of victims of Myanmar's military coup at a demonstration in front of oil producer Total's headquarters near Paris, on March 25.
Myanmar Crisis

Total and Chevron strike symbolic blow at Myanmar junta's revenue

Activists urge further suspensions of gas-related payments

27 May 2021
Demonstrators in Tokyo march to protest the military coup in Myanmar.
Myanmar Crisis

Japan to let Myanmar students and interns stay after visas expire

Immigration agency also offers reprieve for refugees as coup turmoil deepens

27 May 2021
Myanmar's military has tried to control the widespread civil disobedience movement's access to telecommunications and social media in the aftermath of its coup on Feb. 1. 
Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar's parallel government grapples with foreign investment dilemma

National Unity Government says it will not push companies 'into a corner'

26 May 2021
Floods of posts on Facebook, which is Myanmar's biggest social media platform, have led to chaotic situations.
Century of Data

From Myanmar to US, disinformation floods social media

World attempts to balance powerful communications tool with societal freedoms

26 May 2021
The whitelists for internet access sent out by Myanmar's junta, led by military chief Min Aung Hlaing, include over 750 websites and over 450 domain names. (Source photos by Reuters and Yuji Kuronuma)
Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar allows Tinder but axes dissent havens Twitter, Facebook

Junta whitelists 1,200 sites in shift from internet blackout strategy

25 May 2021
Students hold placards protesting the military's plan to reopen schools in June. They were part of a massive crowd in Nankham, North Shan State, on May 4 demonstrating against the coup and demanding the release of Aung San Suu Kyi.
Myanmar Crisis

As Myanmar school year nears, teachers and students say no to junta

Military wields penal code against educators but fails to snuff out opposition

24 May 2021
After more than 100 days under house arrest, Aung San Suu Kyi will appear in court on May 24. 
Your Week in Asia

Aung San Suu Kyi in court, JD Logistics IPO, HSBC coal plan

Your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events

23 May 2021