Dr Su-Ann Oh was Visiting Fellow of the Myanmar Studies Programme at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.
Dr Oh researches and writes about ethnic politics and conflict, and borderlands in Myanmar. She was previously managing editor of SOJOURN, a journal devoted to the study of social and cultural issues in Southeast Asia and one of the flagship publications of the Regional Social and Cultural Studies programme at the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute. She convened the seminar series funded by the KAS, The Politics of Art in Southeast Asia.
The February 2021 coup in Myanmar has thrown up a new raft of problems for Thailand and India. The re-assembling of Indian separatist groups in Myanmar, the spillover from armed conflict and the arrival of refugees in Thailand and India are just the tip of the iceberg.
The use of cryptocurrency Tether by the National Unity Government, Myanmar's parallel government, threatens to undermine the sovereignty of the ruling State Administration Council on multiple fronts.
The coup in Myanmar has compounded problems for Singapore firms operating there. But they appear to be battening down the hatches to ride out the political storm.
