ASEAN must end economic and military engagement with Myanmar's generals

Permanent solutions need people-led transformations, not forced elections or ceasefires

Khin Ohmar

February 1, 2025 05:05 JST

Resistance force servicemen take a break during an operation, where they were involved in a battle against the military junta in Demoso township. © AP

Khin Ohmar is an award-winning Burmese democracy and human rights activist and Chair of the Advisory Board of Progressive Voice.

Today marks four years since the people of Myanmar began their courageous resistance against the military's failed Feb. 1, 2021 coup, and led a process of home-grown political transformation.