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By Agence France-Presse • Jul 07, 2021
Five months since the military coup, protesters across Myanmar hit the streets on Wednesday July 8 to mark the anniversary of the 1962 student protests against the country's first junta regime
By Andrew Haffner • Jul 07, 2021
We have a hot one for the second episode of Anakut Season 2. Things get animated as former Cambodian ambassador to Japan Pou Sothirak and former Singaporean diplomat Bilahari Kausikan discuss Cambodia's role in ASEAN, under scrutiny as its ties with China grow stronger
By Jessica Mudditt • Jul 01, 2021
In Myanmar, military paper The New Light is infamous, reporting on the mundane and the pleasant as it's remained absurdly quiet on the coup. Back in 2015, author Jessica Mudditt got a glimpse into the propaganda machine, becoming one of the paper's first foreign editors
By Natalia Che/with Ei San/AFP • Jun 30, 2021
Since the coup, regular life in Myanmar has been interrupted. With bars closed and dating apps difficult to use with regular internet blackouts, young people have started finding love in the midst of the anti-coup protests
Myanmar's multi-billion-dollar jade mines are on the verge of becoming a "slush fund" for the military junta, as consumers are urged to boycott purchasing any gemstones
By Agence France-Presse • Jun 29, 2021
By late 2020, the Thai pro-democracy movement looked set to bring about major changes. But in the months since, legal warfare from authorities and a public health crisis has ground protests to a halt. Now, activists are returning to the streets, but is momentum gone?
By Wanpen Pajai • Jun 29, 2021
Social media has been integral to the resistance movement in Myanmar, with Twitter growing since the coup with perceptions of it as more secure, immediate and far-reaching. But its momentum has dipped in recent months, with some seeing limitations in the platform
By Allegra Mendelson • Jun 23, 2021
The Myanmar military has charged Aung San Suu Kyi on corruption over claims she accepted illegal payments of gold and more than half a million dollars in cash, according to state media on Thursday June 10
By Agence France-Presse • Jun 10, 2021
Aung San Suu Kyi's trial is set to begin next week, according to her lawyer. The leader faces a range of charges, from possessing unlicensed walkie-talkies to flouting Covid-19 restrictions during last year's election campaign
By Agence France-Presse • Jun 07, 2021
In Myanmar's rebel-held jungles young protesters are training to fight back against the country's military, with many learning to fire rifles for the first time. The hope is to build an opposition force that could topple the regime once and for all
By Agence France-Presse • Jun 04, 2021
Following the sighting of Chinese air force planes off Malaysian Borneo on Monday May 31, China has defended the flights, claiming they were being used for training purposes and therefore did not breach sovereignty
By Agence France-Presse • Jun 02, 2021
Following four months of national turmoil, Myanmar's military junta has insisted schools open on Tuesday June 1 but many educators refuse to return to their jobs in an act of protest
By Agence France-Presse • Jun 01, 2021