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Myanmar junta stages election after five years of civil war
AFP, Published on 28/12/2025
» YANGON (MYANMAR) - A trickle of voters made their way to Myanmar's heavily restricted polls on Sunday, with the ruling junta touting the exercise as a return to democracy five years after it ousted the last elected government, triggering civil war.
Thai year of environmental upheaval
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 27/12/2025
» In 2025, Thailand faced a convergence of challenges that had laid bare its vulnerability to environmental degradation, natural disasters, and complex regional dynamics.
Twin disasters mark year
News, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 25/12/2025
» Twin disasters mark year
Opium crops in Myanmar expand to 10-year high
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 08/12/2025
» Myanmar's opium cultivation reached a 10-year peak with "renewed cultivation risk" along the Thailand border, says the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) report launched early this month.
Myanmar junta readies for sham poll
News, Nay Phone Latt, Published on 11/10/2025
» Myanmar's military leader, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, who currently serves as both the army's commander in chief and the country's head of state, has reshuffled the government's administrative structure in preparation for planned elections later this year.
Dozens die as Myanmar military bombs Buddhist festival
The New York Times, Published on 08/10/2025
» Myanmar’s military bombed a Buddhist festival this week, killing at least two dozen people and injuring dozens more, according to a witness and the country’s civilian government in exile.
Solving the conflict in Myanmar
News, Charles Petrie, Published on 15/09/2025
» The Myanmar military has recently launched a new offensive in different parts of the country, determined to claw back territory it has steadily lost since the coup of Feb 1, 2021. These operations, though at times tactically successful, are being carried out through brute force: airstrikes, mortar attacks, and the increasing use of drones. Entire areas are being destroyed. What will follow is not liberation, but military occupation. But how viable and effective will be the administrative structures that the generals will impose to govern these shattered spaces?
Myanmar artist shares works of resistance
Life, Published on 27/08/2025
» Art viewers are invited to explore trauma and the power of inscription during "Ek Kha Ya", which is running at West Eden Gallery, until Oct 12.
Guru's Weekly Buzz: Aug 22-28
Guru, Guru writers, Published on 22/08/2025
» Guru By Bangkok's pick of the most exciting products, activities, food and travel to indulge in.
5.4 earthquake off Myanmar felt in Bangkok
News, Online Reporters, Published on 21/08/2025
» A 5.4-magnitude earthquake was detected near the southern coast of Myanmar and felt in several parts of Bangkok on Thursday morning.