More than 600 civilians have been injured or killed since fighting in Myanmar escalated in late October.
Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar's escalating conflict displaces 500,000 more people

Civilian casualties rising amid increased violence in northern Shan

6 December 2023
A military parade in Naypyitaw in March: The Burman-dominated army should be disbanded and rebuilt around regiments formed along ethno-linguistic lines. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
Opinion

Time to start planning postwar future of Myanmar's military

Rebuilding will not be possible without thorough reform of the security sector

29 November 2023
Zin Mar Aung speaks to Nikkei Asia during an interview in Tokyo on Nov. 27. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
Interview

Myanmar's shadow government says 'military is ready to collapse'

NUG foreign minister foresees new wave of resistance attacks 'in next few weeks'

29 November 2023
People who fled Myanmar carry their belongings across a bridge to the border village of Zokhawthar, in India's northeastern state of Mizoram, on Nov. 15.
Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar's spiraling violence spawns strategic risks for India

Northeastern border instability, possible Chinese inroads worry analysts

27 November 2023
Kyi Pyar Win, 48, the wife of a Myanmar military defector, is photographed in an undisclosed location near the Thailand-Myanmar border. (Photo by Valeria Mongelli)
Myanmar Crisis

Inside Myanmar's military bases: Wives stand guard as war escalates

Rare interviews reveal growing alarm in the face of intensifying armed opposition

24 November 2023
Myint Swe, center, acting president of Myanmar's military regime, speaks at a meeting with members the National Defense and Security Council on Nov. 8. (The Military True News Information Team via AP)
Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar military regime rattled by ethnic militia offensive

Martial law declared in northeastern towns as president warns of risk of split

14 November 2023
Myanmar Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, in center of front row, attends a Nov. 6 ceremony held before a joint naval exercise with Russia. (Military True News Information Team via AP)
Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar and Russia stage first-ever joint naval drills

Countries step up cooperation as Western economic sanctions bite

9 November 2023
Myanmar protesters demonstrate outside the Embassy of Myanmar in Tokyo on Feb. 1, the second anniversary of the 2021 military coup.
Myanmar Crisis

Approval to visit imprisoned Suu Kyi remains difficult to obtain

Myanmar military shows no response to her second son's application, media report

6 November 2023
Thailand's PTTEP holds a substantial stake in Myanmar's Yadana gas field. (Photo courtesy of PTTEP)
Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar state energy company MOGE snared in U.S. sanctions net

Washington targets regime's funds, risks deepening tilt toward China and Russia

2 November 2023
Myanmar's military is accused of conducting an airstrike on a refugee camp in Kachin state that killed 29 people, including children. 
Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar clashes engulf refugee camp, air base and bridges

Insurgent groups skip cease-fire anniversary ceremony in protest of violence

19 October 2023
Anti-corruption efforts led by Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing may be aimed at appeasing a general public hurting under sharp inflation.
Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar steps up corruption crackdown amid economic pressure

Key economic policy leaders sentenced to 20 years

13 October 2023
Garment workers at a factory in Yangon in 2019 before the military torpedoed the Burmese economy.
Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar regime ups minimum wage by 20% amid inflation

First increase since 2021 forced by currency depreciation, soaring prices

10 October 2023
People line up to buy oil in Yangon in August. Food oil at one point was selling for more than double the reference price set by the government.
Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar's fight to tame inflation sows turmoil over cooking oil

Shortages, tainted products spring up under military's price controls

16 September 2023
Myanmar's former leader Aung San Suu Kyi is said to be in deteriorating health, and her whereabouts are unclear.
Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar's ex-ruling NLD party warns on Suu Kyi's health condition

Ex-leader said to not be receiving adequate medical care, food or accommodations

15 September 2023
U.S. President Joe Biden raises a toast with his Vietnamese counterpart, Vo Van Thuong, right, on Sept. 11 in Hanoi.
Opinion

If Biden can befriend Vietnam, he can work with Myanmar

Pragmatic approach will better serve U.S. strategic interests than sanctions

15 September 2023
Air force commanders from six ASEAN countries at an annual conference on Sept. 13 in Naypyitaw. (Handout photo from Myanmar Military Information Team)
Myanmar Crisis

6 ASEAN air force chiefs attend conference hosted by Myanmar

Indonesia, Malaysia and others skip meeting amid criticism of airstrikes

15 September 2023
Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, who heads Myanmar's military government, attends a parade in March 2023. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar military reshuffles cabinet with eye on extended rule

Businesses face hard choices with no clear path back to normalcy

25 August 2023
A woman uses her phone in a Bangkok shopping center. A new service will allow app-based money transfers from Thailand to Myanmar.
Finance

Thai bank debuts mobile remittances to Myanmar

Kasikornbank eyes workers sending money home to family, while KBZ collects baht

23 August 2023
Indonesia hosted the East Asia Summit foreign ministers' meeting in July. ASEAN chairs host meetings with countries outside the bloc, which would make Myanmar's year awkward.
Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar military regime to withdraw from chairing ASEAN in 2026

Prolonged crisis prompts decision to skip country's turn, sources say

16 August 2023
Soldiers of the Karen National Union (KNU) stand guard during a 70th anniversary event in 2019.
Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar's oldest resistance force KNU signals a new era

Leaders meet press, challenge military regime and promise transformation

12 August 2023
Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi attends an investment forum in Naypyitaw in January 2019. Though her prison sentence was recently reduced, the 78-year-old still faces over 25 years of incarceration.
The Nikkei View

Suu Kyi pardon does not legitimize Myanmar military rule

ASEAN unity is needed to implement measures to end chaos

9 August 2023
Singapore's United Overseas Bank is clamping down on business with Myanmar, a move one Yangon-based foreign financial sector expert said could have a "huge" impact. (Source photos by AP and Reuters) 
Myanmar Crisis

Key Singapore bank UOB moves to cut off Myanmar

Clampdown seen as response to U.S. pressure, reputational risks

9 August 2023
Aung San Suu Kyi still faces a 27-year sentence for charges her former economic adviser called "absurd." (File photo by EPA/Jiji) 
Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar's Suu Kyi 'pardon' sets stage for new diplomatic theater

Generals have reasons to strike softer tone -- and to think the world may buy it

2 August 2023
Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing inspects troops during an Armed Forces Day parade in Naypyitaw on March 27.  (Photo obtained by Nikkei)
Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar military tightens grip on power but vexed by public backlash

Government again delays general election by extending state of emergency

2 August 2023
Aung San Suu Kyi was taken into custody during the February 2021 military takeover and sentenced to a total of 33 years in prison, for corruption and other alleged crimes.
Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar regime partially pardons Suu Kyi, cutting her sentence

Move announced on state TV as military faces pressure at home and abroad

1 August 2023