The Struggle for Myanmar

This week, one year after the military declared an emergency and assumed control there, we report on the escalating political, military and humanitarian crises in Myanmar. In this episode, we report on the latest developments within Myanmar, as well as the regional and international diplomacy underway. We talk to Nikkei Asia’s editor-at-large, Gwen Robinson, and contributor Thin Lei Win, both of whom have recently reported from the ground. Click here for an exclusive offer to save 83% on a Nikkei Asia subscription Asia Stream is hosted by Wajahat S. Khan, our digital editor and executive producer, and produced by Monica Hunter-Hart and Jack Stone Truitt. Our theme music is “What's the Angle?” by Shane Ivers. Related to this episode: U.S., U.K. and Canada slap new sanctions on Myanmar, 1 year on, by Jack Stone Truitt Yangon calm masks Myanmar's pain 1 year after military takeover, by Gwen Robinson How Myanmar's post-coup violence is transforming a generation, by Thin Lei Win Cambodian PM's embrace of Myanmar military rulers splits ASEAN, by Toru Takahashi Japan's Myanmar expats remit restaurant profits to defy military, by Yuji Kuronuma