Tatmadaw

In a speech marking Armed Forces Day, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing gave air to the military’s self-justifying mythology.

From 2015-2020, Myanmar seemed on the cusp of a meaningful transformation. Then the coup set the country back decades.

"They view themselves as the only ones capable of keeping the country together – something that goes back to the military's foundation as an anti-colonial fighting force."

Since the late 1980s, the military has developed a "multi-faceted arms industrial complex" that has cushioned it from the impact of Western sanctions and arms embargoes.

According to a local media report, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing has bestowed titles and medals on over 3,600 individuals in a bid to legitimize his rule.

A conversation with journalist and Myanmar activist Scott Johnson.

New convictions extend the NLD leader's prison term, an effort critics of the military government say is designed to keep her from contesting elections planned for 2023.

There is a growing consensus that the world should engage directly with the opposition National Unity Government.

The return of conflict in northern Rakhine State has brought the Arakan Army's goal of autonomy one step closer to fulfillment.

A Defense Ministry spokesperson said that the decision was a response to the military junta's shocking execution of four political prisoners in July.

In a new report, Justice For Myanmar names 116 companies that are supplying arms to the Tatmadaw, including 38 from the city-state.