Myanmar Briefing | Volume I | Issue No III
This newsletter provides a comprehensive overview of Myanmar’s ongoing domestic, foreign, and border-related developments in May 2025. Domestically, it highlights the worsening humanitarian crisis following the March 28 earthquake, continued junta airstrikes despite a declared ceasefire, and efforts by the National Unity Government (NUG) to seek international accountability. Internationally, it covers junta leader Min Aung Hlaing’s diplomatic engagements in Russia and China, foreign aid responses, and cultural diplomacy efforts. On border issues, it reports rising conflict near the Thai-Myanmar border, refugee struggles, and calls by ASEAN parliamentarians for stronger regional action against the junta.
