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Myanmar Dilemma

China’s delicate and evolving role in Myanmar’s escalating civil war underscores the country’s shifting priorities in the region and the risks of balancing support for a faltering junta with the need for border stability.

70 kg drugs seized in Myanmar

Myanmar authorities have seized 70 kg of ketamine in eastern Myanmar's Shan state, the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC) reported on Friday.

Fear and defiance as fighting rages in Myanmar

The military says they were targetting fighters from a PDF and an ethnic rebel group in the area, accusing them of using civilians as human shields. The UN children’s agency says at least 11 schoolchildren were killed in the incident, with 15 more still missing.

Dhaka must revisit ties with Myanmar

One hope, though, is the recent regional development in the Asean community. During the 55th Asean Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Myanmar generals were barred from attending unless they made headway on a 15-monthold plan to address the issues triggered by the coup.

External Challenges

The power of these China-made institutions is alarming; the Bertelsmann Transformation Index 2020 notes that many AIIB projects challenge US global and Japanese regional leadership roles.