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Joshua Van’s Big UFC Moment Delayed—Now Set for May

Joshua Van’s upcoming UFC appearance, originally scheduled for April 12, has been postponed and is now expected to take place in May. The fight was part of a highly anticipated event organized…

April 6, 2026
Myanmar’s Junta Election: Legitimacy, China’s Role, and the Regional Stakes

In this episode, host Wen-Ti Sung leads an in-depth discussion on Myanmar’s military-organised election and its broader political and regional implications. The conversation critically examines the junta’s attempt to use elections as…

February 11, 2026
Myanmar in Transition or Protracted Crisis? Looking Ahead for and Beyond 2026

he Nelson Mandela Center for Conflict Resolution, Violence Prevention, and Human Security, Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University, in collaboration with the Hanns Seidel Foundation and the UBC Myanmar Initiative, Institute of…

February 6, 2026
Briefing on Myanmar by Farhan Haq, UN GS’s Deputy Spokesperson ( 30 Jan 2026)

MYANMAR Five years since the military seized power and arbitrarily detained members of the democratically-elected Government, the suffering of the people of Myanmar has deepened. The cycle of impunity persists, with widespread…

January 31, 2026
Joshua Van: From Refugee to Rising UFC Star — A Story of Fearless Determination

Photo: cdn.asianmma.com Meet Joshua Van (Van Bawi Thawng), the 23-year-old fearless fighter taking the UFC by storm. His path began in Hakha, Chin State, Myanmar, where his early life was marked by…

June 29, 2025