Tag: Military Junta
Fear of Crime Grows in Kengtung as Gun Permits Come with...
Residents in Kengtung say local authorities are requiring business owners to join junta-backed militias before they can obtain firearm permits, leaving them caught between...
Hsipaw-Lashio Bridge Remains Closed as Junta Blockade Continues
The bridge linking the towns of Hsipaw and Lashio has remained closed by Myanmar's military junta for nearly eight months, forcing residents to rely...
THE UNWINNABLE GAME: Why the Myanmar Junta Cannot Buy Legitimacy
On July 3, 2026, General Min Aung Hlaing arrived in Vientiane for a state visit that marked a calculated turning point in his diplomatic...
A DICTATOR’S MASQUERADE: Why the Junta Has No Exit and Min...
On the afternoon of June 26, at the Presidential Palace in Naypyitaw, Myanmar junta leader General Min Aung Hlaing addressed the Central Committee for...
Shan Farmers Crushed by Debt as Crop Prices Collapse and Military...
"The market has completely collapsed. We have nothing left to eat, and after borrowing year after year just to survive, I'm drowning in debt,"...
THE ILLUSION OF PEACE: Why the Junta’s 100-Day Initiative is Doomed...
In mid-June, a high-level delegation led by Lt-Gen Yar Pyae, Chairman of the National Solidarity and Peacemaking Negotiation Committee (NSPNC), traveled to Shan State...
BEYOND THE RED CARPET: A UN-Mediated Path to Peace in Myanmar
Reviving the Cambodia Model to End the Civil War and Build a Federal Union The recent state visit of Myanmar’s President Min Aung Hlaing to...
Forced Conscription Set to Expand After Military-Staged Election, Local Sources Say
Myanmar’s junta is preparing to significantly expand conscription after the conclusion of the current military-staged election period, according to local sources. February 10, 2026, will...
DECEPTIVE BALLOTS : Myanmar’s False Democracy
Most people believed the Myanmar election was entirely orchestrated by General Min Aung Hlaing as a way for him and his allies to secure...
YEARLY WRAP-UP: 2025 Myanmar and its outlook in 2026
As the Myanmar military junta, now known as State Security and Peace Commission (SSPC) started its much hyped general elections on December 28, 2025...
