Malaysia shows Asean new options in tackling Myanmar crisi...
May 20, 2022
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By: Tan Hui Yee
On May 14, Malaysian Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah met his counterpart Zin Mar Aung from Myanmar's shadow National Unity Government. PHOT...
Myanmar activists raising millions via Singapore to fight...
April 23, 2022
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By: Tan Hui Yee
Medical students, doctors and engineers march in Yangon, Myanmar to protest against the military coup, on Feb 26, 2021. PHOTO: NYTIMES
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World Bank expects Myanmar growth of 1%, economy 'critical...
January 27, 2022
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By: Tan Hui Yee
This comes on the back of an estimated 18 per cent contraction in the previous year as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and the military coup.&nb...
What does the future hold for Myanmar, one year after the...
January 24, 2022
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By: Tan Hui Yee
Mr Aik Min sits in the remains of his house that was destroyed after clashes between the Myanmar military and Ta’ang National Liberation Army....
When China's Cambodia connections come into play
January 19, 2022
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By: Tan Hui Yee
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen arriving in Naypyidaw on Jan 7, 2022. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
In September last year, Beijing handed over to Ph...
Myanmar junta leader appears to have conceded little durin...
January 10, 2022
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By: Tan Hui Yee
Myanmar's junta chief Min Aung Hlaing (left) with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen in Naypyitaw on Jan 7, 2022. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
BANGKOK - Exp...
Cambodian PM Hun Sen meets junta chief on two-day visit to...
January 8, 2022
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By: Tan Hui Yee
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (left) meets Senior General Min Aung Hlaing (right) during a meeting in Naypyitaw, on Jan 7, 2022. PHOTO: EP...
Widening US sanctions make it harder to invest in Myanmar,...
December 18, 2021
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By: Tan Hui Yee
Few expect the sanctions declared on Dec 10 to change the status quo in Myanmar's political crisis.PHOTO: REUTERS
BANGKOK - Top United States dip...
Laos banks on new high-speed railway to draw tourists and...
November 30, 2021
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By: Tan Hui Yee
The Boten-Mohan tunnel is painted with the Chinese and Laotian flags.PHOTO: XINHUA
NONG KHAI, THAILAND - The men arrived in dark jackets, an...
UN's new Myanmar envoy Noeleen Heyzer to listen to 'all st...
October 27, 2021
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By: Tan Hui Yee
Singaporean Noeleen Heyzer, who has held several senior positions at the UN, says she is "deeply honoured" to be taking on the role, which she will...
Panic buying grips Yangon after shadow government in Myanm...
September 8, 2021
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By: Tan Hui Yee
The announcement of a state of emergency by Duwa Lashi triggered panic buying in Yangon. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
Long queues formed at supermarkets a...
Resistance groups fight Myanmar junta in the light and sha...
September 1, 2021
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By: Tan Hui Yee
In the absence of clear direction, Myanmar looks headed for a prolonged armed conflict as the junta and disparate resistance groups face off.PHOTO:...
Delicate task for Asean special envoy to Myanmar, but the...
August 7, 2021
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By: Tan Hui Yee
Brunei's second foreign minister Erywan Yusof has been declared Asean's special envoy to Myanmar.PHOTO: REUTERS
Brunei's Second Foreign Minister...
A wary Sino-US dance around the Myanmar morass
May 25, 2021
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By: Tan Hui Yee
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On May 12, shortly after Myanmar marked 100 days after the military coup, US officials tweeted that its Pr...
Asean has now got its foot in crisis-locked Myanmar's door
April 27, 2021
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By: Tan Hui Yee
Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing arriving at the Asean leaders' meeting in Jakarta on April 24, 2021, where he justified his Feb 1 coup.PHOTO:...
Pulling Myanmar from the brink will be a fraught effort
March 20, 2021
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By: Tan Hui Yee
Protesters throw molotov cocktails in an attempt to block security forces in Yangon on March 16, 2021.PHOTO: NYTIMES
Molotov cocktails have been...
Calls by Myanmar anti-coup protesters for international mi...
March 3, 2021
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By: Tan Hui Yee
Masses in the country of 54 million have refused to submit to the military coup.PHOTO: EPA-EFE
As the carnage unfolded on Myanmar's streets ...
Diplomacy will be a high-wire act as resistance to militar...
March 1, 2021
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By: Tan Hui Yee
People march along a street to protest against the military coup in Mandalay, Myanmar, on Feb 26, 2021.PHOTO: NYTIMES
Nearly one month after ...
Myanmar has no easy way back to elections
February 17, 2021
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By: Tan Hui Yee
People are seen during a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon on Feb 16, 2021. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
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Gen Z breaks out from Suu Kyi's shadow, takes charge of re...
February 16, 2021
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By: Tan Hui Yee
A young generation of political activists critical of her leadership is now setting the political agenda.PHOTO: EPA-EFE
The slight, mild-mannered...
Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi faces party-renewal challenge
December 8, 2020
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By: Tan Hui Yee
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With Myanmar's ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) secure after its thumping victory in the Nov 8 general...
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