Category: Key Issues
New law brings Myanmar police under junta control
A new law enacted this month in Myanmar brings the country’s police force under the full control of the military, with expanded powers put in place to help quell resistance to junta rule, according to sources in the country.Issued on March 25, the 18-c…
ASEAN envoy’s one-sided engagement won’t yield resolution, say observers
ASEAN envoy Prak Sokhonn’s one-sided engagement with the junta will never lead to a resolution of Myanmar’s political crisis, analysts and politicians said Thursday after his first official visit to the country concluded without meeting key opposition …
US genocide designation seen as key step in accountability for Myanmar’s junta
Citizens of Myanmar on Tuesday applauded the Biden administration’s recognition of their military’s deadly 2017 crackdown on the Rohingya minority as a genocide but questioned its timing and whether it will lead to concrete action against the junta ami…
US sanctions Chinese officials for repression of Uyghurs
The U.S. government has imposed new sanctions against Chinese officials over the repression of Uyghurs in China and elsewhere, prompting an angry response from Beijing and a pledge to respond with sanctions of its own.U.S. Secretary of State Antony Bli…
US: Biden administration rules Myanmar army committed genocide against Rohingya – Report
The Biden administration has formally determined that violence committed against the Rohingya minority by Myanmar’s military amounts to genocide and crimes against humanity, a move that advocates say should bolster efforts to hold the junta that now ru…
US to invite ‘non-political’ Myanmar representative to summit with ASEAN
The United States said it would follow the lead of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) by inviting a non-political representative from military-ruled Myanmar to a summit with the 10-country bloc in Washington this month.President Joe Bi…
UN General Assembly Overwhelmingly Condemns Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine Wednesday and called for its troops to immediately and completely withdraw, as Moscow’s military bore down on several Ukrainian cities with airstrikes and troops.Of the 193…
Malaysia Wants Myanmar To Bounce Back, Discuss Repatriation Of Rohingya Refugees
Malaysia has always regarded Myanmar as a neighbouring country and a valued member of ASEAN, and would like to see the country bounce back and return to a normal situation in accordance with the ASEAN Five-Point Consensus (5PC), said Prime Minister Is…
ASEAN envoy to attempt meeting with shadow government in Myanmar
Cambodian Foreign Minister Prak Sokhon said Thursday that he will travel to Myanmar next month and attempt to meet with the country’s shadow government in a bid to resolve the spiraling political crisis there.Prak Sokhon plans to visit the country in h…
Myanmar South East – Monthly Displacement Snapshot: Trend of people displaced in South East since Feb 2021 and remain displaced (as of 31 Jan 2022)
In January 2022, the number of new IDPs have significantly increased with a total of 85,000 new verified IDPs.Early January in the South-East, 21,300 people were displaced from Kayin State in the Lay Kay Kaw area of Myawaddy Township, following Tatmada…