People who fled Myanmar at a relief camp in India. Thousands of civilians and hundreds of troops have fled to Indian states.
Myanmar Crisis

India begins deporting 1st group of Myanmar refugees who fled coup

U.S. State Department is 'concerned' about deportations, calls for protection

10 March 2024
Myanmar's military wants to supplement its depleted forces through a draft targeting the general public.
The Nikkei View

Myanmar's conscription measure is unacceptable

Military must not force citizens to fight each other in a civil war

6 March 2024
City Express added 31 locations last year, bringing the chain to 125 stores nationwide. (Photo by Nikkei)
Retail

Myanmar's City Mart ramps up expansion of convenience stores

Retail group goes on the offensive with minimarts to capture young customers

6 March 2024
Bars in Yangon are still busy, but often close early as the downtown streets grow quiet at night. (All photos by Carlo Wright) 
Tea Leaves

What running has taught me about life in Yangon under military rule

Touring the city on foot past barricades reveals soldiers, beggars and sex workers

6 March 2024
Zomawi sells essentials along a road to India's Manipur, after fleeing her village in Myanmar amid the country's civil war. (Photo by Greeshma Kuthar)
International relations

Myanmar-India border residents trapped between two wars

New Delhi ends free cross-border movement as suspicion swirls in strife-torn Manipur

2 March 2024
Tourists snap photos of Buddhist monks while watching the morning alms ceremony in Mandalay, Myanmar. (Photo by Charukesi Ramadurai)
Tea Leaves

Time for tourists in Asia to stop behaving badly

Lack of respect grows out of arrogance, as well as ignorance

28 February 2024
Myanmar military government spokesman Zaw Min Tun said on Feb. 20 that there are no plans "at present" to include women in the draft.
Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar military exempts women from draft for now

More men to be conscripted as total target remains unchanged

22 February 2024
Rohingya refugees walk along a road at the Balukhali camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, in 2019. Dhaka says it cannot handle another influx as it already hosts over a million Rohingya people.
Myanmar Crisis

Bangladesh resists growing calls to accept more Rohingyas from Myanmar

Pressure builds as war rages next door, U.N. appeals on humanitarian grounds

21 February 2024
Customers visit a Leapmotor electric vehicle showroom in Yangon. (Photo by Nikkei)
Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar's military regime promotes EVs with a heavy hand

Tariff exemption, ban on gasoline-powered cars lead to influx of Chinese-made vehicles

17 February 2024
Resistance force members train at a base in eastern Myanmar. Some analysts say the military's draft order could end up benefitting resistance forces. (Photo by Maung Moe)
Myanmar Crisis

'I'd rather cut off a few fingers': Myanmar's draft fuels popular backlash

Critics say order will send new waves of recruits to resistance forces

14 February 2024
A waxwork-like effigy of the late heroin warlord Khun Sa in his parlor -- now part of a museum in his honor -- in the Thai town of Thoed Thai, near the border with Myanmar. (Photo by William Mellor)
14 February 2024
Workers in Bangkok protest a Myanmar military decree that they remit at least 25% of their pay to the Myanmar banking system in September 2023.
Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar's shadow government pressures overseas job agencies

NUG threatens to prosecute companies that tax 'remittances to benefit the junta'

13 February 2024
Bangladeshi border guards stand watch at Ghumdhum Point overlooking Myanmar in Cox’s Bazar in 2017. Munitions are falling in Bangladesh as Myanmar's civil war rages.
Myanmar Crisis

Bangladesh rebukes Myanmar over stray gunfire as border crisis brews

Dhaka fears refugee influx, demands Naypyitaw repatriate forces who crossed over

7 February 2024
People who have fled Myanmar are pictured at a relief camp in a border village in northeastern India. 
The Nikkei View

Myanmar's deepening humanitarian crisis demands action

International community should support ASEAN's efforts to foster dialogue

7 February 2024
Thailand's Sihasak Phuangketkeow, now the country's vice foreign minister, attends a meeting in Naypyitaw in this 2014 file photo.
Myanmar Crisis

Thailand to intensify efforts to resolve Myanmar crisis

Vice foreign minister Sihasak sees cross-border aid initiative in place this month

6 February 2024
Factory workers in Myanmar. The garment industry is a major export driver. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar's garment industry shows signs of a shakeout

Workers move to other plants or overseas in search of better pay

5 February 2024
Myanmar military leader Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing addresses the National Defense and Security Council in Naypyitaw on Jan 31.
Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar regime's options narrow as U.S. bolsters jet fuel sanctions

Armed ethnic groups step up attacks, while rulers look to mend ties with ASEAN

3 February 2024
The United States designated two entities and four individuals in Myanmar for sanction.
Myanmar Crisis

U.S. sanctions Myanmar military cronies on takeover anniversary

Petroleum trading company, owner and family targeted for supporting regime

1 February 2024
Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar's first civilian leader in over 50 years, was often simply called "The Lady" after the military confined her to home for 15 years. (Photo by Wataru Ito) 
Myanmar Crisis

Suu Kyi isolated in rat-infested prison 3 years after Myanmar takeover

Fallen icon's absence undermines efforts to unite fractured nation

1 February 2024
Myanmar's junta chief, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, attends an army parade on Armed Forces Day in Naypyitaw in March 2023. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar extends state of emergency for another six months

Military regime wary of attacks as rebel offensive gains ground

31 January 2024
Combined forces of ethnic organizations and the People's Defense Force, the armed wing of the National Unity Government, have gained territory against the military in recent months. (Photo by Berry)
Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar resistance groups offer conditional talks with military

NUG and ethnic organizations set civilian rule as prerequisite for negotiations

31 January 2024
Female Naypyidaw People's Defense Force members take part training in Karenni state in May 2023. (Sipa via AP Images)
Opinion

Myanmar shows how empowered youth can push back on autocracy

Military takeover failed to factor in expectations of a new generation

30 January 2024
Yangon bustles as the regime attempts to make city life feel relatively "normal," while conflict between resistance and army forces has engulfed many other areas of Myanmar. (Source photos by Ken Kobayashi and Mauk Kham Wah)
Asia Insight

Myanmar, 3 years on: Resistance gains raise specter of splintered nation

Ahead of Feb. 1 army takeover anniversary, Yangon calm contrasts with intensifying war

30 January 2024
Laotian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith speaks during a news conference after foreign ministers from ASEAN members met in Luang Prabang on Jan. 29. (Photo by Kenya Akama)
International relations

ASEAN to start sending humanitarian aid to Myanmar in February

Chair country Laos sees 'a light at the end of tunnel' after three-year crisis

29 January 2024
A taste of home: From left, rice noodle and fish soup, pulled pork tart, and pennywort salad with spicy charred shrimp. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Bamama Cooks)
Life

Myanmar's favorite dishes show the bonding power of food

Diaspora throughout the world finds solace and memories of home in unique flavors

27 January 2024