Analysis
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Despite ban, regime officials continue to represent Myanmar at ASEAN meetings
Senior junta officials have attended more than 500 of the regional bloc’s meetings in the three years since they were ostensibly excluded for ignoring calls to end violence against civilians
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What was behind the KNLA’s withdrawal from Myawaddy?
The unexpected move reflects the complicated situation on the ground in Karen State, where doubts linger about where some groups stand in the conflict
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What has changed in northern Shan State since Operation 1027?
In the aftermath of Operation 1027, locals grapple with insecurity as tension between Myanmar military and anti-junta ethnic armed organisations persists
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Three years on, Myanmar’s military remains on the road to ruin
Min Aung Hlaing and his fellow coup makers are incapable of learning from their failures, according to military insiders
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As Myanmar junta loses its grip over border, its ties with China also show signs of slipping
A string of stunning losses in northern Shan State has the regime and its chief international backer reevaluating their relationship