India, Myanmar look to cement ties as China loses foothold
NAYPYITAW, Oct 6, 2020, WION. Myanmar is going through a significant phase with elections about…
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To counter China, India offers Myanmar a $6B oil refinery
NEW DELHI, Oct 6, 2020, TNN. As China further intensifies its energy cooperation with Myanmar,…
Indian foreign secretary, army chief meet Aung San Suu Kyi
NEW DELHI, Oct 5, 2020, HT. Foreign secretary Harsh Shringla and Indian Army chief Gen…
Controversial head of Myanmar’s ‘Rose Party’ arrested on fugitive warrant
YANGON, Sep 30, 2020, The Irrawaddy. The controversial chairman of the United Democratic Party (UDP)…
Rohingya, water sharing issues to feature Bangladesh-India joint consultative commission meet
DHAKA, Sep 28, 2020, Dhaka Tribune. Rohingya crisis, water sharing in common rivers, energy, connectivity,…
[Analytics] Could Chinese investments cost Suu Kyi the Myanmar election?
Controversial China-backed projects like the Myitsone Dam and the Belt and Road Initiative will be…
Myanmar rejects calls to postpone election
YANGON, Sep 21, 2020, Reuters. Myanmar plans to push ahead with a November general election…
[Analytics] Justice and the Rohingya people are the losers in Asia’s new cold war
The persecution, ethnic cleansing, and attempted genocide of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar’s Rakhine state is…
[Analytics] What does the marginalization of Muslims from Myanmar’s upcoming election mean for the community?
As Myanmar prepares for a general election in November, thousands of Muslim voters and their…
United States Commits $153M for Mekong Development
VIENTIANE, Sep 16, 2020, The Laotian Times. The U.S. State Department has pledged approximately $153.6…
Bangladesh worried by Myanmar border deployments
NAYPYITAW, Sep 16, 2020, The Irrawaddy. Myanmar’s military has beefed up security along the Bangladeshi…
China locks down city on Myanmar border over coronavirus
YANGON, Sep 15, 2020, AFP. The three cases were found in the city of Ruili…