Also this week, coup-maker Min Aung Hlaing explained his ‘election plan’ to ASEAN and blessed a dummy Shan icon demolished by previous regime.
Read moreIn light of EAO and NUG leaders’ recent talks in Tokyo, The Irrawaddy revisits a column from 2022 exploring Japan’s decades-long ties with Myanmar’s military regimes.
Analysts say the military regime is behind Rohingya protests against the Arakan Army, and is using Muslim recruits to take on the ethnic army on the front lines.
EAOs continue to lead the popular uprising against military rule but have enjoyed varying degrees of success across the country.
Neither the junta nor its opponents are interested in talking under current conditions, said Thammasat University’s Dulyapak Preecharush.
The junta has not responded to his outreach, and anti-regime groups have offered a lukewarm response. At home, his unilateral move has prompted an opposition probe.
The Irrawaddy presents a timeline of the steps taken by the regime over the...
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