The Center for Peace Studies (CPS) of the South Asian Institute of Policy and Governance (SIPG) at North South University (NSU) organized a colloquium titled ‘The Current Crisis of Myanmar and Its Impact on Neighbouring Region’ on 31 January 2024 in hybrid mode, a press release said Wednesday. The panelists of
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ASEAN lawmakers for global action to end Myanmar crisis
Dozens of parliamentarians from several Southeast Asian countries on Friday urged the ASEAN and the international community at large to take swift and concrete action against the illegal military junta led by Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, and provide real assistance to the pro-democracy forces in Myanmar, following a roundtable
ASEAN agrees to talk to Myanmar opposition
Southeast Asian leaders agreed Friday to engage Myanmar opposition groups as they seek ways to quell the country's escalating bloodshed which has seen thousands killed in clashes since last year's coup. The Myanmar crisis dominated the first day of a gathering of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) regional
ASEAN ministers ‘even more determined’ to solve Myanmar crisis
Southeast Asian foreign ministers said they were "even more determined" to solve the political crisis in Myanmar during talks in Indonesia on Thursday ahead of the ASEAN leaders' summit in November. Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military coup in February last year, but despite its expressions of concern, efforts
Myanmar’s crisis since the coup in a nutshell
Myanmar: A desperate junta trying, and failing, to shore up its legitimacy
On Thursday, after almost 20 months in detention, a military court in Myanmar sentenced Australian academic and economist Sean Turnell to three years in jail for violating the country’s official secrets act. Turnell plead not guilty but there was no prospect of being found innocent within the junta’s kangaroo courts. Since
Myanmar air attack kills 13, including 7 children
Government helicopters have attacked a school and village in north-central Myanmar, killing at least 13 people including seven children, a school administrator and an aid worker said Monday. Civilian casualties often occur in attacks by the military government on pro-democracy insurgents and their allies. However, the number of children killed in
Dhaka seeks global support to fix issues with Myanmar
Bangladesh has sought support and necessary steps from the international community to stop the violence so that Myanmar cannot take advantage creating instability in the region and thus avoid the repatriation of the Rohingyas. "We told them (diplomats) that we seek your (diplomats) help so that Myanmar can't take advantage creating
Over 70 killed in Myanmar’s Bago: Report
Over 70 people were killed in Bago in central Myanmar on Friday as the military opened fire on anti-coup protesters and others, local media reported on Saturday. Citing a protest group leader, local media outlet Myanmar Now reported that soldiers surrounded residents from early morning, using heavy weaponry. They brought the dead
Myanmar remains mired in violence 2 months after coup
Protesters in Myanmar on Thursday marked two months since the military seized power by once more defying the threat of lethal violence and publicly demonstrating against the toppling of the democratically elected government. The Feb. 1 coup has been met with massive public resistance that security forces have been unable to