- Myanmar
Myanmar junta enforces conscription among displaced Rohingya, detains families of those escaping draft law
After at least 21 Rohingya people of eligible age fled an IDP camp in Rakhine State to escape forced military service, junta officials have taken at least eight of their family members—including young children—into custody
- Myanmar
Rakhine residents of Yangon arrested at Kyaukphyu Airport
Nearly 100 young men and women have been detained since late Sunday, amid junta suspicions that they were planning to join the AA
- Politics
Despite escalating violence, Myanmar junta leader says elections will proceed
An NUG minister and a defecting officer interpreted the military chief’s promise as a ploy to shore up loyalty among the regime’s increasingly beleaguered troops and personnel
- Regional
Myanmar regime cancels passports of expatriates in Singapore
As the military regime finds ways to target resistance supporters at home and abroad, Myanmar nationals in Singapore are discovering their passports are invalid when they try to travel internationally
- In-Depth
How a protected coastline became the private property of Than Shwe’s daughters
In the final days of his rule, Myanmar’s former dictator made a gift that has perpetuated his regime’s legacy of greed
