Speaker Touts First Foreign Visitor, but Junta Parliament Fails to Draw Int’l Attention

by Admin | Mar 20, 2026 | Daily News, Politics/Policy

Source: The Irrawaddy | By Maung Kavi As the junta’s newly installed parliament convenes with little acknowledgement from the international community, Myanmar’s new Lower House speaker, U Khin Yi, has received his first foreign visitor—a senior adviser to Thailand’s...

The Story That Let the Generals Win: How the West Co-Authored Myanmar’s Collapse

by Admin | Mar 19, 2026 | Opinion Papers, Politics/Policy

Source: Mizzima The generals did not steal Myanmar with guns alone. They stole it with permission – permission engineered through a narrative that relocated blame from the military machine to a civilian symbol.  Read Full Story

Myanmar people disillusioned, skeptical as junta cements control

by Admin | Mar 19, 2026 | Daily News, Politics/Policy

Source: Union of Catholic Asian News | By UCA News reporter While the military convened the Third Pyithu Hluttaw (Lower House), the Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (CRPH) held its ninth Union Parliament meeting online. Read Full Story

Thai Army Chief Meets Myanmar Junta Leaders Amid Intense US Focus on Scam Centers

by Admin | Mar 19, 2026 | Daily News, Politics/Policy

Source: The Irrawaddy | By Maung Kavi The meeting with General Ukris Boontanondha was also attended by  deputy junta chief Soe Win, newly appointed Army chief Ye Win Oo, and Chief of General Staff Kyaw Swar Lin. Read Full Story

China-Led Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Gives Myanmar’s Junta a Lifeline

by Admin | Mar 19, 2026 | Analyses, Opinion Papers, Politics/Policy

Source: The Irrawaddy | Analysis by Thurein Lynn Chinese diplomats and junta officials sat shoulder-to-shoulder, bathed in the blue light of projectors screening documentaries about the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation’s (LMC) 10 years of “shared prosperity.” Read Full...

Myanmar’s Broken Brotherhood: Strategic Gains for China

by Admin | Mar 19, 2026 | Analyses, Opinion Papers, Politics/Policy

Source: The Irrawaddy | Analysis by Athena Awn Naw The timing of the MNDAA offensive is notable. Traditionally, China prefers stability along its border during major political events, but the MNDAA attacked just two days after China concluded its 2026 National...