The DiplomatOpinion

China’s Intervention and the Limits of Fatalism in Myanmar

Many internationals now assume that Myanmar’s political future will ultimately be determined by Beijing. This is a profound ...
Human Rights Watch

Myanmar: Critical Hearings in Rohingya Genocide Case

(The Hague) – International Court of Justice (ICJ) hearings in the Myanmar genocide case highlight the need for justice for the ethnic Rohingya, Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK, Global Justice Center ...
The New York Times

Myanmar’s Civil War Pushes Infectious Disease Over Its Borders

Fighting has caused the spread of illnesses like malaria and cholera. In a worst-case scenario, the situation could threaten regional health security, experts say. People wait at the Mae Tao Clinic in ...
The Hill

China’s shadow looms over Burma’s religious oppression

The sound of church bells once tolled through the misty mountains of Burma’s Chin State. Today, that sacred sound has been replaced with the whistle of artillery shells. In the rubble of where ...
Newsweek

Burmese Migrants Speak Out as Trump Admin Ends TPS: ‘Just a Number’

A woman from Burma has told Newsweek she fears being captured and interrogated if the Trump administration forces her to return home as it seeks to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for the country ...
PBS

Myanmar Declares a ‘Zero Tolerance’ Policy for Cyberscams. But the Fraud Goes On

Myanmar’s military leadership has vowed to crack down on cyberscam centers, starting with the notorious KK Park. This combination of satellite image shows KK Park along Myanmar’s border with Thailand ...
Los Angeles Times

Myanmar military acknowledges airstrike on hospital it says opposition used as base

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Myanmar’s military acknowledged an airstrike on a hospital, claiming opposition groups used it as a base; local ...
SpaceNews

Report identifies science objectives of human Mars exploration

WASHINGTON — The search for past or present life should be the top science objective of future human missions to Mars, a new National Academies report concludes. The report, A Science Strategy for the ...
World Politics Review

In Myanmar, the World’s Indifference to Authoritarianism Is on Full Display

In this photo released by Thailand's Foreign Affairs Ministry, Myanmar's military leader Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, attends the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic ...
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FM: President calls for rapid expansion of Belarus’ relations with distant countries

MINSK, 7 December (BelTA) - The objective is to significantly increase Belarus’ engagement with distant nations, Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Maxim Ryzhenkov told STV channel as he commented ...
CNN

Myanmar makes more meth than anywhere else. Opium production there also just hit a decade high, report says

Opium poppy cultivation in Myanmar surged to its highest level in a decade this year as the nation engaged in a civil war remains one of the world’s primary suppliers of illicit drugs, according to a ...