Myanmar junta

A quarrel between prison guards and inmates culminated in a massacre that killed nine inmates, an eyewitness told The Diplomat.

Southeast Asian leaders said they were "deeply concerned with ongoing violence in Myanmar and urged the immediate cessation of all forms of violence."

The humanitarian convoy, which came under fire in western Shan State, included officials from the two nations' embassies in Yangon.

In an interview late last week, Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi offered some hints about the country's approach to the conflict.

All of those amnestied were detained under a law – Section 505(a) of the penal code – that makes it illegal to promote dissent against the military.

Myanmar’s leader upgrades a strategic outpost in the Bay of Bengal.

The country's neighbors continue to treat the military administration like a viable sovereign entity. They risk being left behind by events.

Qin Gang paid his first visit to Myanmar on May 2, during which he pledged to increase Chinese economic engagement with the military regime.

As the junta steps up strikes on civilians, especially in Chin State, the United States must also ramp up its response.

If Indonesia ends up the steward of ASEAN’s failure over Myanmar, Laos – the next chair – will be the gravedigger.

Visiting on behalf of the peace-making group The Elders, Ban visited Myanmar and had meetings with junta leaders, including Min Aung Hlaing.

The holiday amnesty is designed to depict the military administration as beneficent, and hence politically legitimate.