Military Coup
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News
Myanmar extends state of emergency for sixth time
A video clip of the security council meeting, broadcast by state-run TV outlets, showed Min Aung Hlaing presiding over the meeting with name signs identifying him as both the acting president and the commander-in-chief of the armed forces.
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Commentary
Finding room for compassion in Myanmar’s toxic media space
Witnesses to the country’s conflict must find ways to cover and comment on it without succumbing to either delusion or despair
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Essay
We need to defeat our enemy, but we also need to look within
A Kachin youth now living in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, reflects on the Kachin revolution as it enters its 63rd year
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News
Beyond the Headlines: Myanmar military arrests activists for 8888 commemoration, approves petition to sell Suu Kyi’s home
Myanmar Now provides an overview of underreported developments in the country from the past week, August 22 - 29
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In-Depth
In Suu Kyi constituency, crushed dreams of a brighter future
The coup has erased a decade of gains in Kawhmu, a township made famous as the political home of Myanmar’s popular leader
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