Michael Sullivan

Myanmar's conflict tops 100,000 dead as junta benefits from world's inattention

Michael Sullivan

A 2021 military coup plunged Myanmar into a brutal civil war, ousting Aung San Suu Kyi's elected government. For years, the world isolated the junta. That isolation is breaking down.

Fire tears through Bangkok pub, killing 27 people

Michael Sullivan

A fire engulfed a beer hall in Bangkok early Monday, killing at least 27 people and injuring dozens.

After years of isolation, Myanmar works to reopen international relations

Michael Sullivan

A visit to India and planned visit to China by Myanmar's leader signal a reopening of international relations for a country that has been isolated since the 2021 coup.

Passengers seen arriving in 2022 at Kunming Changshui International Airport, in China's southwestern Yunnan province, where U.S. citizen Min Zin was said to be detained last week, according to people familiar with the arrest.

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China arrests a U.S. scholar with a history of Myanmar activism, suspected of spying

Wai Moe, Michael Sullivan

China's government said Min Zin, who heads a think tank focused on Myanmar, was detained on suspicion of engaging in "espionage and endangering Chinese national security."

The Myanmar military is on the upswing in the country's forgotten war

Michael Sullivan

Myanmar's new military president visited India after a controversial election. Despite Western condemnation, the junta's confidence is growing both diplomatically and militarily.

Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, then head of Myanmar's military council, inspects officers during a parade to commemorate Myanmar's 78th Armed Forces Day in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, March 27, 2023.

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Myanmar's Min Aung Hlaing takes first foreign tour as leader, with visit to India

Michael Sullivan

The tour comes as Myanmar's new government tries to consolidate its political position regionally, while continuing to wage a brutal civil war.

Affected by the Iran war, residents in Southeast Asian countries voice their concerns

Michael Sullivan

Southeast Asian countries are voicing concern about President Trump and the war with Iran.