The Irrawaddy assesses the legacy of four National League for Democracy economic figures who helped stabilize finances after decades of military mismanagement.
The ‘great game’ in Myanmar has become more complex, with Russia behind the junta, the West backing the NUG and Beijing playing all sides, amid a worsening China-US rift.
The homes of the executed men and their families have been stoned by pro-junta mobs; relatives have been detained and told not to hold funerals by local officials.