#Tatmadaw

1/ So far, 3 captains (Nyi Thuta, Tun Myat Aung, Lin Htet Aung) and 1 navy lieutnant (Kaizar Aung) publicly announced their defections from #Tatmadaw. Based on their statements, they

the_ayeminthant

I've been thinking a lot about how people talk about Tatmadaw soldiers, and I think the way people refer to them saying လူစိတ်မရှိ့ ‌and calling them စစ်ခွေး 1) perpetuate the

Here is the ASEAN ‘Five Points of Consensus’. We will have to wait to see whether the Tatmadaw implements any of these broad commitments, and how ASEAN responds to any

These days I am often asked whether a Federal Army (FA) in #Myanmar can actually materialise to the point that it poses a challenge to the Tatmadaw, one of the

Thread on Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar diaspora politics and how the pro-democracy movement can move forward from NLD-led politics. (1/?)Over the past couple of months, I have spoken to

Free Bangladesh

False and malicious lie by majority Burmese is that the military are the ONLY ones behind the genocidal attempt of the #Rohingya.@FreeRoCoalition@antonioguterres@KenRoth @hrw@Independent @cnni @AJENews @trtworld @Reuters @AP@rohingyablogger

Avinash Paliwal

China hasn’t even begun prodding the Diphu Pass (unless it has & it’s not been reported). At the Myanmar tri-junction, this area witnessed heavy fighting in 1962 & is strategically

1/ In our latest report for @crisisgroup, @rshorsey and I tackle the tricky subject of ethnicity and conflict. The report features three case studies that are worth diving into if

Constantino Xavier

27 May 1990: 30 years ago today, Burma voted in first free elections since 1950s.After supporting 1988 democratic uprising, India welcomed the victory of Aung San Su Kyi's NLD. But

Let me tell you about @aapp_burma & co-founder Ko Bo Kyi. Bo Kyi was a college student when he was arrested & he spent 10 years in Insein prison for

Milk Tea Alliance Burma

The #Myanmar military SAC terrorists (Tatmadaw) are committing #CrimesAgainstWomen. They’re notorious for their sexual assault, gang rape, and brutal violence. Who will hold them accountable?Hoping the feminist activists can hear

Andrew Nachemson

Whenever I post about the Rohingya, I get these kind of responses. I wanted to address it, because it’s a complete lie. (I also suspect they don’t care about other

Interesting dilemma the NLD finds itself in: party seems split on whether a deal may be in works to allow Sr. Gen. Min Aung Hlaing to become president in exchange

Julia Carrie Wong

Just want to flag what I think is important context for Facebook's decision not to take action on Trump's incitement to violence. Facebook's has track record of ignoring incitement to

Avinash Paliwal

So, it seems like China has now —expectedly — begun prodding the Diphu Pass (Walong) at the Myanmar tri-junction & Tawang at the Bhutan tri-junction v. aggressively after all that

Against my better judgment & the advice of mental health professionals, I am going to try to live-tweet this UNSC Arria on #WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar.First, tho, some throat-clearing. I find this whole