More than two years after Myanmar’s military seized power in a coup, the country’s conflict shows no signs of ending any time soon. The military junta and its opponents are currently locked into a ...
History suggests that resistance will not end when the military falls. It will only end when real systemic justice is achieved. The U.N. and Myanmar flags flying side by side outside the Pyidaungsu ...
August 8 is a date etched in blood. On this day in 1988, Myanmar’s military turned its guns on thousands of peaceful protesters in what is now remembered as the 8888 uprising. Although it was by no ...
The military’s decision to change the name of the country from ‘Burma’ to ‘Myanmar’, which was announced on 18 June 1989, caused a great deal of confusion. The military claimed that ‘Burma’ was a name ...
Burma is a third-world country with a long history of left-wing politics dating back to the colonial era. Unlike the rest of the world, politics in Burma was totally a battle between left-wing groups.
Myanmar’s youth have been leading anti-military resistance efforts following the February 2021 coup. A political solution is necessary to Myanmar’s crisis, and the youth must play a central role in ...
Taiwan and Myanmar are linked throughout contemporary history as a result of a substantial Chinese population loyal to the Kuomintang (KMT) having lived in Myanmar in the 1950s, but also because both ...
A 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar on March 28 revealed an ancient structure that is a remnant of the Third Burmese Empire. Experts say the structure is likely a part of a royal "water ...