Often overlooked, the communities in South and Southeast Asia complicate notions of Jewish identity while emphasizing its malleability.
Tag: Myanmar
Myanmar’s Army Escalates Attacks on a Struggling Resistance
The army has escalated attacks on militias that oppose its rule, driving thousands of people into the hills. A shadow government has called for a nationwide uprising.
Quandary at U.N.: Who Speaks for Myanmar and Afghanistan?
Governments of the two countries have been toppled by pariah regimes. Will they get seats at the world’s biggest diplomatic table anyway?
Myanmar’s Monks, Leaders of Past Protests, Are Divided Over the Coup
Some senior members of the Buddhist clergy have given their blessing to the generals in power. But hundreds of lower-ranking monks have been jailed for protesting.
Pyae Lyan Aung, Myanmar Soccer Player, Wins Asylum in Japan
Ko Pyae Lyan Aung had defied the military junta’s rule at home after its coup, and had gambled he could win the right to stay in Japan.
They Wait Hours to Withdraw Cash, but Most A.T.M.s Are Empty
Myanmar has been crippled by a cash shortage since the military seized power six months ago, plunging the Southeast Asian nation into a financial crisis.
Top Myanmar General Says Military Rule Will Continue Into 2023
Six months after seizing power, the junta’s leader on Sunday extended a state of emergency for two more years. Protesters said they would persevere.
Bangladesh Floods Leave Thousands of Rohingya Refugees Homeless Again
Heavy rains and landslides in Bangladesh have killed at least 11 Rohingya refugees and destroyed entire hillsides of shelters.
U Nyan Win, a Lawyer for Aung San Suu Kyi, Dies of Covid
The death of U Nyan Win, a lawyer for Aung San Suu Kyi who was locked up for months after a February coup, pointed to the growing toll of Myanmar’s outbreak.
Josef Silverstein, Scholar and Critic of Myanmar, Dies at 99
He focused on democracy and human rights in a strife-torn country both as an academic and as an on-the-ground adviser to rebel groups.