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Unlike the 2024 Atlantic Ocean hurricane season, which has been calmer than expected, the Pacific Ocean typhoon season, on the other hand, has been quite severe. Typhoon Yagi, which passed through southern China en route...

Two years after Burma’s military removed the country’s civilian-led government in a coup on February 1, 2021, the security situation in the country has deteriorated significantly. The military-appointed de facto authorit...

Vaccination rollout against the coronavirus pandemic has been sluggish in the East Asia Pacific region. Originally, the region was among the most successful in the world at implementing successful mitigation measures aga...

Burma’s (Myanmar’s) pro-democracy movement comprised of several distinct segments, continues to evolve in an effort to apply consistent, and when able, increasing pressure on the regime to restore democracy. The National...

This benchmarking survey assessed the impact of Burma’s coup on private sector operations as well as potential for organizations to evacuate the country. The survey was open from March 17 to March 25, and received 46 res...

As part of a growing trend in recent years, several South and Southeast Asian governments have shut down communication systems in response to civil unrest. This report assesses how the Burmese military has used communica...

Early on February 1, Burma's military took control of the government, arresting current government officials on what was supposed to be their first day in power. Along with many ultra-right-wing groups, the military prot...

The Asia-Pacific region has played a central role in this year’s events and promises to be a focal point in the coming year as well. As organizations struggle with COVID-19 related restrictions, rising case numbers, and...

The CDC has issued a blanket Level 2 Travel Health Notice for Polio in parts of Africa and Asia. The notice urges enhanced safety precautions for travelers to 22 countries whose limited health systems, poor sanitation pr...

Since 2012, Burma’s Rakhine State has experienced deadly violence and the displacement of hundreds of thousands of local residents. A series of violent incidents in January suggest that the region remains rife with poten...

On October 9, armed assailants overran three border posts in northwestern Burma, resulting in the deaths of at least nine policemen and seizure of guns and ammunition. In the ensuing week, Burmese authorities reported th...

Newly-elected State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi has told foreign diplomats they may refer to her country as “Myanmar” or “Burma,” although the government continues to call the country “Myanmar.” Meanwhile, the U.S. Ambass...

General elections will be held on November 8, with results expected in the ensuing weeks. Many Burmese will be participating in the political process for the first time ever. Much of the private sector is waiting anxious...

Exceptionally heavy rains over the past two weeks have caused widespread flooding and landslides in central and western Burma. On July 31, President Thein Sein’s Office announced natural disaster zones in four western re...

With general elections expected in late October/early November, communal tensions in Burma face diminished prospects of reconciliation. Burma’s political hopefuls realize that, despite calls from the international commun...

On September 3, a video statement emerged online of al-Qa’ida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri announcing the formation of a new branch, al-Qa’ida in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), the group’s fifth official affiliate and its f...

The civil war in Syria has drawn in thousands of foreign fighters from across the world, including scores of militants from the East Asia-Pacific (EAP) region. As the Afghanistan experience in the 1980s and 1990s demonst...

The Department of State has advised U.S. citizens not to travel to Burma’s Rakhine state following recent incidents of violence. At the root of the conflict are long-simmering inter-ethnic tensions, most recently aggrava...

From October 9-15, seven improvised explosive devices (IEDs) exploded in Burma, leaving two Burmese nationals dead and four injured (including an American citizen). IEDs have been used in Burma in the past, but the appar...

The Burmese military and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) have clashed in Burma’s northern Kachin state regularly over the past 18 months. The conflict intensified on December 14 when the military reportedly used heavy...