Myanmar : Complicated Politics

What we see happening in the Myanmar of today and the Burma of the yesteryears is a prolongation of the trends that had set in while General Aung San was…

By Preet Malik

Ne Win’s Ghost Still Haunts Myanmar

If Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin and Benito Mussolini who ruled their respective countries in the first half of the twentieth century visit Germany, Russia and Italy today, they will not…

By TP Sreenivasan

Japan ‘effectively’ refuses to issue visas for two military-appointed diplomats of Myanmar

Tokyo [Japan] August 22 (ANI): Japan has "effectively refused" the request to issue visas for two military-appointed diplomats of Myanmar, Kyodo News reported citing sources. Myanmar military has requested the…

Myanmar political leaders form National Unity Government to rival military rule as junta Chief plans first foreign visit since coup to attend ASEAN summit in Indonesia

Myanmar's junta chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, who ousted the elected government in a coup on February 1, will attend an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in…

Myanmar Coup – Fallout extends beyond protests with people fleeing to Mizoram, Chinese factories vandalized

Demonstrators take cover behind a barricade during an anti-coup protest in Mandalay, Myanmar on March 15.   © Reuters The protests spreading across Myanmar continue unabated even as Military Junta tries…