Indonesia’s Approach towards Myanmar’s Crisis: Understanding the Different Perspectives of the Democracy Process in Indonesia and Myanmar and the Role of the Military by Aswin Ariyanto Azis, Firstyarinda Valentina Indraswari, Annisa Ridhatul Khatimah, A. Qalbi Faathimah Azzahra

“…ASEAN countries have taken different approaches, as reflected in the UN General Assembly’s call to halt arms sales to Myanmar. Meanwhile, Indonesia, the world’s third-largest democracy, the largest democracy in Southeast Asia, and an ASEAN founding member, has taken the lead. …”
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Competing Regimes and Multiple Stakeholders: How China Hedges its Relations with Myanmar by Enze HAN

“…This article investigates China’s hedging strategy towards Myanmar following the military coup in 2021, characterised by competing regimes and numerous armed resistance groups. …”
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Effectiveness of a universal film intervention in reducing violence against children and increasing positive parenting among migrant and displaced caregivers from Myanmar: a commun... by Amanda Sim, Khaing Zar Lwin, Stephanie Eagling-Peche, G.J. Melendez-Torres, Seema Vyas, Francisco Calderon, Tawanchai Jirapramukpitak, Jamie Lachman, Sureeporn Punpuing, Andrea Gonzalez, Mary Soan, Nway Nway Oo, Ivet Castello Mitjans, Greg Tyrosvoutis, Eve Puffer

“…We assessed the impact of a universal film intervention for migrant and displaced caregivers from Myanmar living in Thailand. Methods: We implemented a two-arm, cluster randomised trial in Tak province, Thailand, on the border with Myanmar. 44 communities were stratified by district and randomly allocated to intervention or control (1:1) using a computer-generated list of random numbers. …”
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Cooperation in border areas among some Southeast Asian mainland countries: a case study of the Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam Development Triangle by Nguyen Dinh Co, Le Ba Vuong, Tong Thi Tan, Nguyen Tuan Binh

“…Along with existing potential and advantages, the presence of major countries in the region is an opportunity to promote bilateral and multilateral cooperation through mechanisms and initiatives that contribute to promoting cooperation between the countries, especially in border areas between countries. Border cooperation in mainland Southeast Asia has received attention from the countries of Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam to both strengthen cooperation to promote the economy and improve people’s lives in the region border, ensuring national security and preventing crime. …”
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Territorial control and the scope and resilience of cannabis and other illegal drug crop cultivation by Pierre-Arnaud Chouvy

“…As revealed by the examples of Morocco, northeast India, Afghanistan, Burma/Myanmar, and the United States of America, degrees of politico-territorial control or law-enforcement deficit by the state can explain, to some extent, the existence of large expanses of illegal drug cultivation. …”
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