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On 27 October 2026 at 4-5pm (Bangkok Time), SEA Junction in collaboration with media partners, Mizzima and The Irrawaddy, will hold the 65th #WhatsHappeninginMyanmr.This update is the aim of contributing to a greater understanding of the crisis situation there for informed action in support of the democratic movement in the country and beyond.Since March 2021, Myanmar has been in turmoil as the Myanmar Army, known as Tatmadaw, detained State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint following a general election which Suu Kyi’s NLD party won by a landslide. The coup by General Min Aung Hlaing brought an end to a decade of semi-democratic rule and returned full power to the military. Courageously, the population has been resisting and demanding the release of the imprisoned leaders and restoration of the democratic rule and the National Unity Government (NUG) has been formed by the Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (CRPH), a group of elected lawmakers and members of parliament ousted in the coup. Economic collapse amid escalating conflict is making of Myanmar a failed state, with many leaving the country in search of refuge and opportunities. The global community has overall condemned the coup and the military abuses, but concerted diplomatic interventions are still too bland. Since then, for four years now, the population has been demanding the restoration of democracy and the release of the imprisoned leaders and all other political prisoners in spite of the military’s use of lethal force. Amidst the failure of the international community to respond and take action, people are not giving up, continuing their support for the opposition National Unity Government (NUG) in exile. Many young people have taken up arms and joined the armed struggle as a last recourse against dictatorship, with many counting on the armed resistance by the People Defence Force and the Ethnic Armies gaining ground to eventually win the revolution.
The update aims to contribute to a greater understanding of the crisis situation in Myanmar for informed action in support of the democratic movement in the country and beyond. It is meant to be short informal dialogues with a speaker who provides an analysis of the latest events in the preceding two weeks for about 20 minutes before the moderator, SEA Junction’s Founder and Director Rosalia Sciortino, opens the floor for questions and answers. Our former speakers include Aung Zaw, Founder and Director of The Irrawaddy; Khin Ohmar, a well-known Peace and Security Advocate; Debbie Stothard, an active promoter of human rights in Burma and the ASEAN regions; May Zin Thaw, the founder of a local think tank institute Researchers’ Republic. On this July, Toe Zaw Latt, a secretary of IPCM will provide an analysis of the latest events.
To participate, tune in for the monthly update planned for 27 October at 4-5pm (Bangkok Time) via Zoom ((Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87963645178 ) and Facebook Live on our page: SEA Junction, Mizzima-Myanmar News – English Edition, and The Irrawaddy – English Edition.
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