Myanmar’s military ruler declares himself PM, promises to hold polls after August 2023

Min Aung Hlaing announced that a national state of emergency would be extended for another two years.

Scroll Staff

· Aug 02, 2021 · 02:27 pm

Why did India abstain from voting on the Myanmar resolution at the UN General Assembly?

The resolution calls on the country’s military to end the state of emergency and to reopen the ‘democratically elected parliament’, among other things.

Angshuman Choudhury

· Jun 21, 2021 · 11:30 am

Known for terrorising civilians for decades, Myanmar’s military was once seen as a liberator

Burma’s first national army came out of World War II and the quest for independence.

Tharaphi Than, The Conversation

· Apr 08, 2021 · 11:30 pm

The Myanmar crisis is no longer an internal affair. Here’s how the world can punish its military

Targeted sanctions by the country’s trading partners against the authoritarian regime’s specific financial interests could change its behaviour.

Jonathan Liljeblad, The Conversation

· Apr 02, 2021 · 11:30 pm

In Myanmar, resistance to military regime grows as nurses, bankers join protests

Despite the increasingly deadly crackdown, the protests are gaining steam.

Tharaphi Than, The Conversation

· Mar 31, 2021 · 07:30 pm

Why economic sanctions against Myanmar may not help the cause of the pro-democracy protesters

This would allow the country’s military to brand domestic democratic activists as stooges of the West.

Sayeed Iftekhar Ahmed

· Mar 31, 2021 · 06:30 am

‘Revolution blooms from a busted skull on the road’: From Myanmar, an appeal to all Indians

A conversation with Soe Myint, a media entrepreneur now in hiding.

Nandita Haksar

· Mar 20, 2021 · 09:00 am

By arresting Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s army has partially helped restore her slipping halo

Her reputation took a beating when she failed to speak up for her country’s persecuted Rohingya minority. Now, she’s regaining the world’s sympathy.

Navin Chawla

· Mar 19, 2021 · 07:30 am

As Myanmar’s military continues to brutalise unarmed protesters, what’s the endgame?

The bruising standoff between the military and opposition is now a war of attrition. No one knows for sure who will last the longest.

Adam Simpson, The Conversation

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Nicholas Farrelly, The Conversation

· Mar 11, 2021 · 09:30 pm

How Myanmar’s military used the pandemic to justify its coup

Using Covid-19 as an excuse for arresting civilian leaders and to limit public demonstrations undermines trust in government measures worldwide.

Ronan Lee, The Conversation

· Feb 18, 2021 · 11:30 pm

Myanmar’s military has been able to suppress dissent in the past. Will it succeed again?

Under the country’s authoritarian regimes from 1962 to 2010, harsh tactics such as imprisonment, torture and mass killings were used to silence citizens.

DB Subedi, The Conversation

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Johanna Garnett, The Conversation

· Feb 08, 2021 · 11:30 pm