Thompson Chau

An­a­lysts warn fail­ure to ho­n­our the out­come could leave the coun­try weak, di­vid­ed and at risk of cri­sis.

Myan­mar peo­ple in Thai­land hope a new gov­ern­ment in Bangkok will take a tougher line on the coup lead­ers in Naypyi­daw.

Deep­en­ing con­flict, sud­den changes to reg­u­la­tions and a lack of trans­paren­cy have made busi­ness in­creas­ing­ly hard.

Ob­servers see Chi­na keep­ing Myan­mar’s gen­er­als at a dis­tance by not re­spond­ing to Lan­cang-Mekong Co­op­er­a­tion in­vite.

Geopo­lit­i­cal ten­sions have es­ca­lat­ed since Rus­sia in­vad­ed Ukraine, and Moscow has deep­ened ties with Myan­mar’s gen­er­als.

Ex-UK am­bas­sador to Myan­mar Vicky Bow­man and her hus­band con­vict­ed over al­leged im­mi­gra­tion of­fences.

Min Aung Hlaing fir­ing mil­i­tary chiefs, se­nior politi­cians and mov­ing against ty­coons amid chaos trig­gered by 2021 coup.