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Suu Kyi, media bias and morality
News, Fergus Harlow, Published on 11/04/2026
» History rarely collapses in an instant; more often, it is quietly rewritten until reality itself feels negotiable. In the years leading up to Myanmar's 2021 coup, a story took shape in the international imagination -- one that cast Aung San Suu Kyi not as a constrained civilian leader navigating a military-dominated state, but as a symbol of moral failure.
Scholar slams PM's policies
News, Post Reporters, Published on 07/04/2026
» An economic scholar has criticised the government's "Anutin 2" policies as inadequate in addressing current economic risks, urging a review of the 2026 fiscal budget to better respond to the escalating energy crisis and widening inequality.
Myanmar's odd new govt takes shape
News, Larry Jagan, Published on 06/04/2026
» Finally, Myanmar's former army chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing has been appointed as the country's next president. Amid much pomp and ceremony on Friday, Myanmar's newly elected parliamentarians approved his nomination by an overwhelming majority: 429 out of the 584 MPs.
Trump shows China how to handle Taiwan
News, Brahma Chellaney, Published on 17/03/2026
» Since returning to office last year, US President Donald Trump has ordered military strikes from the Caribbean and eastern Pacific to Africa and the Middle East, targeting alleged drug-smuggling boats and suspected terrorist groups. He has attacked Venezuela and kidnapped its leader. And he has joined Israel in a large-scale assault on Iran. Meanwhile, he is tightening a noose around Cuba, in the hope that the resulting humanitarian crisis will open the way for a "friendly takeover" of the island by the United States.
Netanyahu's long game ensnares Trump
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 14/03/2026
» Donald Trump is caught in the trap that he helped to build, and he is starting to flail against his fate. His "war of choice", "Operation Epic Fury", was supposed to end in "unconditional surrender" by Tehran in just a few weeks, but if Mr Trump ever had a plan beyond "use massive force", it isn't working.
Thais defend pro-Iran stance
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 12/03/2026
» Fifty-two Thai nationals evacuated from Iran arrived at Suvarnabhumi airport on Monday, with several saying the country remained largely safe despite the Middle East conflict.
Is the 80-year 'Long Peace' about to end?
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 07/03/2026
» The Trump/Netanyahu war in the Middle East will not spread any further, and nothing going on there threatens our collective existence. The only countries that have nukes in the Middle East are Israel and the United States. Iran has none now and has never even been close to having them.
Middle East war escalates
News, Published on 07/03/2026
» Tehran: Fresh strikes rocked Iran and Lebanon on Friday, as Israel vowed to escalate to a new phase in the Middle East war that has spiralled rapidly throughout the region and beyond.
Rights body condemns Iran strikes
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros and Poramet tangsathaporn, Published on 04/03/2026
» The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has condemned military strikes on Iran and urged an immediate halt to the violence.
Ignored security concerns fuel Ukraine conflict
News, Evgeny Tomikhin, Published on 21/02/2026
» Difficult negotiations on how to settle the conflict in and around Ukraine are continuing in Geneva, Switzerland, and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. While the conditions of a long-term settlement are under discussion, it is timely to revisit a question that remains central for the international community: why, despite repeated declarations of commitment to peace, has the conflict yet to be resolved?