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Myanmar Round Up - August 2023

During the month, continued attacks from the military and opposition forces have pushed around 18 million people in need of humanitarian assistance and two million displaced. Various reports were released in the month highlighting the humanitarian cr....

September 06, 2023 US , ASEAN , sanctions , United Nations , Myanmar Round Up , Military Coup , NUG , Whats happening in Myanmar , PDFs , OCHA , Air strikes

Myanmar Round Up - July 2023

As the civil war continues in the country, nearly 1.9 million civilians have been displaced from their homes, according to the U.N.’s OCHA report update published on 15 July. Of the total displaced persons, the largest number — nearly 800,000 —....

August 18, 2023 ASEAN , sanctions , EU , United Nations , India in Myanmar , Myanmar Round Up , Military Coup , NUG , China in Myanmar , Whats happening in Myanmar , PDFs , OCHA , Air strikes

Myanmar Round-Up: May 2023

During the month, the western region of the country suffered Cyclone Mocha, which further exacerbated the economic, social and humanitarian crisis in the country. There have also been reports about fuel shortages affecting supply of electricity to in....

June 15, 2023 ASEAN , United Nations , India in Myanmar , Sittwe , Myanmar Round Up , China in Myanmar , Whats happening in Myanmar , Elections 2023 , OHCHR , Air strikes , Noleen , Human Rights Watch Sanctions , PDFs NUG Militarycoup

Myanmar Round Up: April 2023

The country suffered increased attacks from the military and resistance forces leading to casualties and displacements. According to a United Nations report, Myanmar’s military doubled the use of airstrikes in 2022 compared to 2021. The resistance ....

May 18, 2023 ASEAN , Human Rights , Myanmar Round Up , Military Coup , NUG , Whats happening in Myanmar , PDFs , Elections 2023 , Air strikes , Unuted Nations , Banki Moon , Watch Sanctions , India in Myanmar China in Myanmar , Track1.5

Myanmar Round-Up: March 2023

The month marked the 78th Armed Forces Day, which was celebrated with a huge show of tanks and missile launchers. Senior General Min Aung Hlaing promised to crush the opposition forces and repeatedly called them terrorist organisations. The violence ....

April 19, 2023 ASEAN , sanctions , Indiain Myanmar , Myanmar Round Up , Military Coup , NUG , Human Rights Watch , China in Myanmar , Whats happening in Myanmar , PDFs , Russia-Myanmar , Elections 2023 , Armed Forces Day

Myanmar Round-Up: January 2023

The month was marked with major developments as the year 2023 is crucial for Myanmar with the announcement of elections. On 31 January, the two years of emergency rule is supposed to end, and the National Defence and Security Council has to conduct e....

February 17, 2023 ASEAN , sanctions , Independence Day , Indiain Myanmar , Canada , Myanmar Round Up , Military Coup , NUG , Human Rights Watch , China in Myanmar , Whats happening in Myanmar , PDFs , Russia-Myanmar , Elections 2023

Myanmar Round-Up: August 2022

In a dismal turn of events, Myanmar’s military chief, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing extended the state of emergency by another six months. The violence and conflicts continue in the country, especially in the central and western regions. The month....

September 16, 2022 ASEAN , UNSC , Violence , Emergency , Myanmar Round Up , Military Coup , NUG , Human Rights Watch , Whats happening in Myanmar , PDFs , Amnesty International

Myanmar Round-Up: July 2022

On 25 July, the military carried out executions of four political prisoners, making it the country’s first use of capital punishment in decades. This led to widespread condemnation both domestically and internationally. The fighting continues withi....

August 12, 2022 ASEAN , UNSC , Myanmar Round Up , Military Coup , NUG , Human Rights Watch , Whats happening in Myanmar , PDFs , Capital punishment , Amnesty International

An Analysis of ASEAN’s Special Envoy Visit to Myanmar

Dr Cchavi Vasisht Article

As Cambodia takes over as the Chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 2022, the visit of Cambodia’s Foreign Minister, Prak Sokhonn as ASEAN’s Special Envoy to Myanmar marks an important development in the current crisis-rid....

March 28, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Article , ASEAN , refugees , UN , Military Coup , Human Rights Watch , Whats happening in Myanmar

Myanmar Round Up - February 2022

01 February 2022 marks the first anniversary of the military coup. Last year on this day the Myanmar military took over the power in the country and arrested Aung San Suu Kyi and the elected leaders of the National League of Democracy. In the past ye....

March 15, 2022 Protests , refugees , UN , Myanmar Round Up , MilitaryCoup , Whats happening in Myanmar , HumanRightsWatch , Ukrainewar