Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Dr Ewelina U Ochab is a Forbes contributor, lawyer, and author. On February 1, 2021, the Burmese military, the Tatmadaw, staged a coup and ...

Myanmar's military - the Tatmadaw - began its involvement in business after the socialist coup of Ne Win in 1962. For years, military battalions were required to be self-sufficient and encouraged ...

The amnesty includes 5,864 local prisoners and 180 foreigners who will be deported, according to state-run MRTV television .

Background Since gaining independence from British rule in 1948, Myanmar has grappled with effective governance in its multiethnic society. After a coup in 1962, the Tatmadaw, Myanmar's military ...

Combined, the fighting has stretched Myanmar’s armed forces—known as the Tatmadaw—thin as its troops battle on multiple fronts. This in turn has fueled a narrative that the Tatmadaw, which has ...