Losing ground to rebels,Myanmar junta tries an olive branch

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.

  • bySui-Lee Wee

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After Vietnam,Typhoon Yagi came for war-ravaged Myanmar

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.

  • byZach Hope
Australia’s least likely spy on tipping the balance in a brutal civil war

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.

  • byMichael Ruffles
Rebels celebrate taking key border town,Thailand left scrambling
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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.

  • byZach Hope
Julie Bishop named United Nations special envoy for Myanmar

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.

  • byMichael Mehr andJohn Kidman
Speaking up in Australia,risking retribution against their families in Asia

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.

  • byAlex Crowe
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Sean Turnell spent 650 days in a Myanmar jail. His humour survived

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.

  • byMichael Ruffles
Women and children among dozens killed in attack on refugee camp on China border

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.

  • byReuters
Beer at gunpoint:Myanmar generals deal with local boycott

Beer at gunpoint:Myanmar generals deal with local boycott

Products linked to Myanmar’s military junta have been facing boycotts from consumers and businesses.

  • byChris Barrett
Jailed Aung San Suu Kyi ill and denied medical care,says son

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.

  • byChris Barrett
Australian miner’s exit from Myanmar feared fuelling rogue junta

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.

  • byChris Barrett