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Myanmar poll to test region
News, Editorial, Published on 27/12/2025
» Tomorrow, eligible voters in Myanmar will return to the polls in a general election organised by the State Security and Peace Commission (SSPC), the military-appointed body overseeing the process.
India needs to review ties with junta post-coup
News, Nehginpao Kipgen & Prasanna Kumar, Published on 09/02/2021
» As India's gateway to Southeast Asia, Myanmar weighs high on New Delhi's strategic calculations -- especially following the military coup on Feb 1 -- and its return to military rule has forced strategic thinkers in New Delhi back to the drawing board.
Concern over Myanmar spike
News, Post Reporters, Published on 29/08/2020
» Health authorities are asking businesses to delay bringing in workers from Myanmar, amid reports of a fresh wave of Covid-19 infections there.
Myanmar's Rakhine state teetering towards war
News, Laetitia van den Assum & Kobsak Chutikul, Published on 15/01/2020
» Rakhine state is descending into growing turmoil. Globally long associated primarily with the brutal oppression of the Rohingya, the much wider dimensions of Rakhine's troubles are now visible, including their international implications. Given their complexity, a broader perspective is badly needed to help bring about stability, development and prosperity for all Rakhine's people.
Myanmar's shirked duty
News, Editorial, Published on 08/10/2018
» Last Thursday, police arrested two men in Ayutthaya for possession of drugs. They were driving a pickup with 700 one-kilogramme bags of crystal methamphetamine, a so-called recreational drug without medical or social value.
Don to discuss Rakhine plans, air deal on Myanmar visit
News, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 13/08/2018
» Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai will sign the Thailand-Myanmar Air Services Agreement and a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the Project on the Development of Shrimp Culture in Rakhine State during his official visit to Nay Pyi Taw on Tuesday.
Myanmar govt faces its next Rakhine showdown
News, Larry Jagan, Published on 27/04/2018
» International pressure is again mounting on the Myanmar government over its treatment of ethnic communities in the strife-torn western region of Rakhine. Unprecedented violence there over the last 12 months has forced more than 700,000 Muslim refugees -- or Rohingya -- to flee to neighbouring Bangladesh for safety.
Making sense of Asean's view on Rakhine
News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 10/04/2018
» With Singapore as the chair, Asean's every word and move must be meticulously crafted and choreographed. There can't be any loose ends. There is no exception when it comes to the delicate situation in Myanmar's Rakhine State where violent clashes erupted back in October 2016 have forced nearly 700,000 Rohingya Muslims to escape to Bangladesh.