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An ASEAN delegation has met Myanmar army chief Min Aung Hlaing in Nay Pyi Taw to discuss pressing issues, including a return to participation in the regional bloc. This is the biggest mission to visit Myanmar since shuttle diplomacy -- conducted under former chair Cambodia -- two years ago. Myanmar state media reported
ASEAN's Five-Point Consensus -- the main framework for Myanmar to resolve its crisis -- has failed to make significant progress to date. The recent challenges that Myanmar's military government has been facing suggest it's warming to international pressure to take action. Leong Wai Kit looks at how these developments a
Myanmar's civilian National Unity Government and its armed wing have claimed responsibility for drone attacks on two military bases in the country's capital city Nay Pyi Taw. If confirmed, this would be one of their most significant offensives against the military, which seized power in 2021. The Myanmar army said ther
The Myanmar army marked its 79th Armed Forces Day parade with a seemingly muted tone, one that lacks harsh threats by army chief Min Aung Hlaing against his opponents. The parade is held amid ongoing violence in the country, and at a time when the military is at its weakest since the coup, say observers. Leong Wai Kit
Myanmar is marking Armed Forces Day on Wednesday (Mar 27) amid overlapping challenges – from the military's traditional aim of updating its weaponry and boosting troop numbers, to new challenges like fighting off rebels' drone attacks. And all this comes just as the military begins recruiting civilians next month, af