Michael Sullivan

Thailand plans to reopen the resort island of Phuket to vaccinated foreign tourists July 1. It's a bid to jump start an economy and a tourist industry battered by the pandemic. Will foreigners come?

Aung San Suu Kyi, the former de facto head of state, goes on trial in Myanmar on corruption charges. She was deposed earlier this year in a coup by Myanmar's military.

Myanmar's new military rulers continue squashing dissent with poets and other activists firmly in their sights. Part of a decades long strategy of "state terror and torture" against their citizens.

"They shoot in the head, but they don't know the revolution is in the heart," Khet Thi wrote. He died in police custody. In opposing the coup, "I have decided to sacrifice my life," he told a friend.

The shadow government made up of lawmakers sacked during the military coup created a defense force. But the People's Defense Force isn't considered a legitimate challenge to the military.

More than 800 civilians in Myanmar have been killed by security forces since the February coup. Members of the U.N. Security Council were told Myanmar stands at the brink of state failure.

Millions of Americans live abroad in places where vaccine rollouts are slow and cases rampant. They're pleading with the U.S. government to send surplus shots overseas. The answer so far is no.

For over a year, mainland Southeast Asia was largely spared from the COVID-19 pandemic. Not anymore. Recent outbreaks in Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand are infecting and killing more than ever before.

It's been three months since Myanmar's military seized control. The number of civilians killed protesting the takeover has risen to over 750, and neither side is showing any willingness to compromise.

Thailand, Cambodia and Laos successfully beat back the coronavirus for a year. Like many other countries, all three are showing a sharp increase in infections and deaths.

Southeast Asian leaders — including the leader of a coup in Myanmar — will meet this week to discuss a possible end to the crackdown on protesters following the Feb. 1 coup.

A University of Washington professor who's written extensively about Myanmar's military is painting a grim picture of what's to come. She just left the country for what she fears may be the last time.

U.N. officials warn of civil war in Myanmar as militias run by the country's numerous ethnic minorities weigh an offer to create a federal state with the deposed government of Aung San Suu Kyi.

There's a humanitarian crisis on Myanmar's border, where thousands have fled in recent days. They're hoping to be allowed in to Thailand, which reportedly has forced them back into Myanmar.

China's relationship with Myanmar's military is complicated. Protesters allege that China is turning a blind eye to the military's crackdown — and have recently torched several Chinese factories.

Myanmar's security forces have cracked down on new protests as the leaders of its military junta marked Armed Forces Day. Dozens of protesters are believed to be dead.

Members of the military and police officers shot and killed dozens of protesters over the weekend. Demonstrations have continued steadily since last month's military takeover of the government.

Violence amid rallies have continued in Myanmar since the military coup which started on Feb. 1. One of the leaders, a young woman, is in no mood to negotiate and wants the military to give up power.

Myanmar's military has used live ammunition to quell ongoing protests, which are trying to restore democratic rule, killing scores of protesters in recent days.

The Biden administration made democracy a top foreign policy issue. Myanmar's coup represents an early test. The U.S. responded with tough talk and targeted sanctions, but will it be enough?