Myanmar coup
Losing ground to rebels, Myanmar junta tries an olive branch
Just as resistance forces appear close to capturing the country’s second-biggest city, Mandalay, military rulers put up a new proposal.
- by Sui-Lee Wee
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Extreme weather
After Vietnam, Typhoon Yagi came for war-ravaged Myanmar
Even before the typhoon, the UN estimated 18.6 million people out of a total population of 55 million needed humanitarian assistance.
- by Zach Hope
Australia’s least likely spy on tipping the balance in a brutal civil war
Sean Turnell was Aung San Suu Kyi’s financial Mr Fix-it and says everything is pointing to the defeat of Myanmar’s junta.
- by Michael Ruffles
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Thailand
Rebels celebrate taking key border town, Thailand left scrambling
Concerns of a Myanmar military counter-offensive at the border has drawn neighbouring Thailand closer to the conflict.
- by Zach Hope
Julie Bishop named United Nations special envoy for Myanmar
Myanmar has been locked in civil war since the army took power from Aung Suu Kyi’s elected government in 2021.
- by Michael Mehr and John Kidman
Speaking up in Australia, risking retribution against their families in Asia
Hundreds rallied on the steps of Victorian parliament to protest against human rights abuses in South-East Asian nations ahead of a diplomatic summit in Melbourne.
- by Alex Crowe
Sean Turnell spent 650 days in a Myanmar jail. His humour survived
The Sydney economist is no Jason Bourne, but as an adviser to Aung San Suu Kyi’s government he was in the junta’s sights soon after the 2021 coup.
- by Michael Ruffles
Women and children among dozens killed in attack on refugee camp on China border
The Myanmar ruling junta has been accused to carrying out the airstrikes, the deadliest attack on civilians since it seized power in a 2021 coup.
- by Reuters
Beer at gunpoint: Myanmar generals deal with local boycott
Products linked to Myanmar’s military junta have been facing boycotts from consumers and businesses.
- by Chris Barrett
Jailed Aung San Suu Kyi ill and denied medical care, says son
The 78-year-old’s condition has led her family to raise new concerns about her treatment by Myanmar’s military, which has detained her since a 2021 coup.
- by Chris Barrett
Australian miner’s exit from Myanmar feared fuelling rogue junta
After the brutal 2021 military coup, the company decided to exit the troubled country and change its name, offloading its majority share in the mine.
- by Chris Barrett
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