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POLITICS2d agoTrump wants Myanmar's rare earths. He's talking to the wrong people.The Trump administration is carrying out a major shift in U.S. policy toward Myanmar.After the 2021 coup, the administration of former President Joe Biden demanded a return to democracy and sanctioned the military junta. Now, however, Washington is reportedly holding direct talks with the very people it accused of genocide in 2022. Trump had already given Gen. Min Aung Hlaing implicit recognition when he sent him a tariff letter in July 2025. Two weeks later, the U.S. Treasury removed several of his cronies from its sanctions list. In June this year, officials from both countries met in Tokyo.Responsible Statecraft
POLITICS2d agoASEAN Special Envoy Concludes Humanitarian Mission to MyanmarDuring the two-day visit, Philippine Foreign Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro oversaw the distribution of humanitarian aid and met with Naypyidaw's foreign minister.The Diplomat
POLITICS3d agoMyanmar official breaks down at UN as he urges world to ‘end our suffering’ under juntaMyanmar’s representative to the United Nations made an emotional appeal for the international community to end its silence over the country’s suffering on Wednesday (28 October).The Independent World
POLITICS5d agoMyanmar: Is US undermining EU's diplomatic blockade?With the US reopening talks with Myanmar's military-backed government and several Southeast Asian countries restarting diplomatic contacts, the EU is facing uncomfortable questions about its own boycott of the junta.DW News [en]
POLITICS5d agoMyanmar: Is the US undermining the EU's diplomatic blockade?With the US reopening talks with Myanmar's military-backed government, and several Southeast Asian countries restarting diplomatic contacts, the EU is facing uncomfortable questions about its own boycott of the junta.DW News [en]
POLITICSOct 25Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi sounds strong but is isolated , son saysThe son of Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi states that she 'sounds strong' despite being isolated. This provides a rare update on the condition of the politically detained leader.aol.co.uk · United Kingdom
POLITICSOct 23After nearly 6 years, ex-Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi's son hears her voiceKim Aris tells NPR his mother sounds strong but is in pain. He says she is held at a residence in the capital.NPR News
POLITICSOct 23Rare Suu Kyi phone call to son signals shift in Myanmar junta strategyThe son of Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi said she sounded “fairly healthy” after speaking to the detained ex-democratic leader on Thursday for the first time in more than five years. Suu Kyi, 81, is under house arrest in the capital, Naypyidaw, according to Myanmar authorities, where she has been sequestered since being unseated in a 2021 military coup. “She was sounding fairly healthy,” Kim Aris, who lives in the UK, said after the telephone conversation. It was the first time he had spoken to his...South China Morning Post
POLITICSOct 20Myanmar’s detained ex-leader Suu Kyi receives package from King Charles IIIMilitary-backed government says it delivered two books and diplomatic correspondence to Aung San Suu Kyi.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICSOct 20Rare photos of Myanmar ex - leader Aung San Suu Kyi show her receiving books sent by King CharlesRare photographs have emerged showing Myanmar's former leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, receiving books sent by King Charles.leadertelegram.com · United States
POLITICSOct 19Detained Suu Kyi receives royal package from UK’s King Charles: Myanmar governmentMyanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi received a package from Britain’s King Charles on Monday, authorities said, releasing the first pictures of the detained Nobel laureate in two months and describing her as a “special female prisoner”. It is the first time Myanmar authorities have used the term to describe Suu Kyi, who was deposed in a military coup in 2021, triggering a civil war that has killed more than 100,000 people, according to monitor ACLED. The coup leader and former junta chief Min Aung Hlaing...South China Morning Post
POLITICSOct 18Why the US is holding secret talks with Myanmar’s military rulerWhy is the Trump administration holding secret talks with Myanmar's military ruler, accused of genocide?Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICSOct 17Asean’s Myanmar peace push needs Japan’s ‘silent diplomacy’Japan has long established itself as a pioneer of mediation in Southeast Asia. In 1990, for example, its officials helped broker talks between Cambodia’s warring factions, supplementing international efforts to end conflict in the country. Now, Tokyo is seeking to upgrade its diplomatic toolkit. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ International Peace Mediation Unit was set up in March, followed by the launch of the Parliamentary Association for Peace Mediation in May. Around the same time, the...South China Morning Post
POLITICSOct 16Myanmar’s coup leader-turned-president wins back neighbours despite warASEAN leaders are embracing Min Aung Hlaing, but critics warn it emboldens a military still bombing civilians.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICSOct 14The Autumn Myanmar Turned PrettyIt’s been a week of diplomatic breakthroughs for the junta.Foreign Policy
POLITICSOct 12KIO Pledges to Stand With Public Against Myanmar Junta's Revival of Myitsone Dam ProjectMYITKYINA, Myanmar — The Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) has reaffirmed its opposition to the controversial Myitsone hydropower project, declaring it will stand strictly with the public against any development lacking local consent.bnionline_net · myanmar
POLITICSOct 12Myanmar reassigns five Deputy Ministers and one Civil Service Board member reassigned; five new Deputy Ministers appointedYANGON: The Office of the President issued orders on October 10 announcing the reassignment of five deputy ministers to different departments, the transfer of one Union Civil Service Board member to another position, and the appointment of five new deputy ministers.thestar_my · malaysia
POLITICSOct 12US Drops Sanctions on Daughter of Prominent Myanmar Businessman Thein Win ZawIs Theint Win Htet's removal from the Treasury Department's blacklist a sign of a looming rapprochement between Washington and Naypyidaw?thediplomat · japan
POLITICSOct 12US Drops Sanctions on Daughter of Prominent Myanmar Businessman Thein Win ZawIs Theint Win Htet's removal from the Treasury Department's blacklist a sign of a looming rapprochement between Washington and Naypyidaw?The Diplomat
POLITICSOct 12Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing to Visit Indonesia and Brunei, Regime Spokesperson SaysSince taking office in April, the former general has visited five ASEAN member states as he seeks normalization with the Southeast Asian bloc.The Diplomat
POLITICSOct 10US lifts sanctions on daughter of military-linked Myanmar businessmanDelisting comes days after Trump administration reportedly reopened talks with Myanmar's government.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICSOct 9Myanmar’s Leaders Tried to Erase My Rohingya Identity 11 Years AgoThe repression of Rohingya identity is connected to Myanmar’s broader failure to establish an inclusive political order. It's time for ASEAN to realize that.The Diplomat
POLITICSOct 8US Has Opened Direct Talks With Myanmar Government, Report ClaimsThe outreach, which marks a significant shift in U.S. policy, is aimed at curbing online scamming operations and gaining access to the country's rare earth deposits.The Diplomat
POLITICSOct 8Myanmar’s leader to take back migrants from MalaysiaPUTRAJAYA, Malaysia — Myanmar will accept more Burmese migrants held in Malaysia “as soon as possible,” the war-torn nation’s leader said on Thursday despite human rights concerns over the opaque repatriation scheme. Min Aung Hlaing made the pledge on a visit to his counterpart in Malaysia as he works to bring his country back into the international fold after staging a coup in February 2021. Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim invited Min Aung Hlaing, now installed as civilian president, for a two-day visit to discuss the return of thousands of migrants to his country. Malaysia has historically offered safe haven to those exiled from Myanmar, hosting 190,000 refugees or asylum seekers from the nation — mostly Rohingya — according to the United Nations. But Anwar is making a repatriation push amid an uptick of anti-migrant sentiment in Malaysia, defying concerns from the UN that his scheme cannot guarantee their safe homecomings to Myanmar. The country has been wracked by war since Min Aung Hlaing’s putsch, and there are fears the persecuted Rohingya may return to a country where they suffer violent persecution many deem genocide. “We will take those verified nationals back as soon as possible,” Min Aung Hlaing said at a joint news conference with Anwar in the administrative capital Putrajaya. ‘Enhance collaboration’ Min Aung Hlaing has been a pariah in many capitals abroad since his coup unleashed a civil war, but Anwar invited him for talks about returning Myanmar migrants. Nearly 1,500 migrants arrived in back in Myanmar on Sunday after a five-day navy vessel voyage from Malaysia, where they were being held in detention centers before being shipped out. Anwar announced in July that Myanmar had agreed to take back 5,000 Rohingya members, but the Malaysian government later said those sent back would be of “various ethnicities,” not only Rohingya. Myanmar last month pledged “safe and dignified” returns for its citizens displaced abroad, after criticism from the UN and rights groups. Min Aung Hlaing’s two-day trip also comes as he makes a push for diplomatic recognition after his installation as civilian president in April, following elections branded a charade by democracy watchdogs. Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) said in July they were seeking “gradual” engagement with Myanmar. The 11-nation organization has frozen Myanmar out of high-level summits since the coup, presenting a united front to pressure its leaders into engaging in its conflict resolution plan. But analysts say the consensus is now fraying. Malaysia marks the fifth Southeast Asian nation to host Min Aung Hlaing since he transitioned to ruling the country as its nominally civilian president. A five-point peace plan adopted by Asean leaders in April 2021, which, among other things, call for an immediate cessation of violence in Myanmar, has shown very little signs of progress. This was highlighted by a Myanmar military air strike late last month on a market in the country’s west, killing some 50 people — one of the deadliest recent bombings of the civil war. “We, and [on] our part in Malaysia, will do whatever is possible to make sure that we enhance this collaboration,” Anwar said on Thursday. The aim ultimately was to “take Myanmar as part of our community of nations without prejudice, and particularly in the context of [the] Asean,” he added.manilatimes · philippines
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