Journalist covering politics and human rights in Southeast Asiahttps://bsky.app/profile/andynach.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/andynach.bsky.social/post/3lvshkrrep22w“I prepared for it, but I never really thought it would happen,” she said, sitting on the tile floor of a Buddhist pagoda where she has been sheltering for more than 10 days. “Bombs were falling in the rice fields.” https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/7/locals-pray-for-peace-as-thailand-cambodia-tensions-continue-despite-talks07 Aug 2025 09:50 +0000at://did:plc:ar4vrx4yuclpi7f6nydowb6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvshkrrep22whttps://bsky.app/profile/andynach.bsky.social/post/3lt2ocwr62c2tIf the 2008 Thailand-Cambodia border crisis kick-started Hun Manet’s political career, then the current one has shown the limitations of his power. https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/07/01/thailand-prime-minister-suspended-cambodia-border-hun-sen/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=dGhhaWxhbmQtcHJpbWUtbWluaXN0ZXItc3VzcGVuZGVkLWNhbWJvZGlhLWJvcmRlci1odW4tc2Vu&pid=OC2237106903 Jul 2025 11:56 +0000at://did:plc:ar4vrx4yuclpi7f6nydowb6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3lt2ocwr62c2thttps://bsky.app/profile/andynach.bsky.social/post/3lsq2awjqrc25In Mon and Karen states, rebel groups with a history of tension have managed to unite against a common enemy: the Myanmar military https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/06/24/myanmar-mon-kayin-nmsp-knla-military-junta/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=bXlhbm1hci1tb24ta2F5aW4tbm1zcC1rbmxhLW1pbGl0YXJ5LWp1bnRh&pid=OC2237106929 Jun 2025 06:30 +0000at://did:plc:ar4vrx4yuclpi7f6nydowb6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsq2awjqrc25https://bsky.app/profile/andynach.bsky.social/post/3lrv32frwxs2tShadow puppetry is disappearing from Kelantan Malaysia, in part due to Muslim backlash against an art form rooted in Hindu mythology. The last master is breaking with tradition to save it, updating storylines for a modern age and, for the first time, teaching women https://hyperallergic.com/1018846/preserving-the-age-old-art-of-malaysian-shadow-puppetry/18 Jun 2025 13:03 +0000at://did:plc:ar4vrx4yuclpi7f6nydowb6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrv32frwxs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/andynach.bsky.social/post/3lilirfgqlk2jFrom frontline camps in the chilly mountains of Mudon Township and the flat riverine plains of Kyaikmaraw, the NMSP-AD launches ambushes on Myanmar military troops, keeping the enemy pinned in their bases as NMSP-AD spreads its influence in Mon State.20 Feb 2025 04:55 +0000at://did:plc:ar4vrx4yuclpi7f6nydowb6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3lilirfgqlk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/andynach.bsky.social/post/3lhgmimfpkk27Recently back from Myanmar with a faction of the New Mon State Party, which broke from its parent organization to join the revolution one year ago. These photos taken on the road in Kyainseikgyi Township, Karen State. Stay tuned for more pics and reporting.05 Feb 2025 12:53 +0000at://did:plc:ar4vrx4yuclpi7f6nydowb6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhgmimfpkk27https://bsky.app/profile/andynach.bsky.social/post/3lgsidq7op223A teacher, a striking police officer and a wedding photographer turned town administrator. Ordinary people are forming the backbone of Myanmar's revolution by helping provide public services in territories seized by armed groups https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/11/myanmars-rebels-liberate-territory-administrating-it-is-the-next-battle28 Jan 2025 12:46 +0000at://did:plc:ar4vrx4yuclpi7f6nydowb6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgsidq7op223https://bsky.app/profile/andynach.bsky.social/post/3lgcqo6wi422fI visited areas of Karen State seized by the Karen National Liberation Army in the last year, where a sense of optimism prevails, even as Thailand and China ratchet up pressure on anti-regime groups in Myanmar https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/01/20/myanmar-civil-war-kayin-karen-resistance-knla-military/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=bXlhbm1hci1jaXZpbC13YXIta2F5aW4ta2FyZW4tcmVzaXN0YW5jZS1rbmxhLW1pbGl0YXJ5&pid=OC2237106922 Jan 2025 06:32 +0000at://did:plc:ar4vrx4yuclpi7f6nydowb6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgcqo6wi422fhttps://bsky.app/profile/andynach.bsky.social/post/3lchb5qknrs27ICC prosecutor requests arrest warrant for Myanmar military leader – but don't expect a major breakthrough “He’s not particularly susceptible to international pressure,” Richard Horsey said. “Symbolically, it’s very important, but in practice... it’s unlikely to make a difference.” wapo.st/4eOaGLG https://wapo.st/4eOaGLG04 Dec 2024 03:57 +0000at://did:plc:ar4vrx4yuclpi7f6nydowb6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3lchb5qknrs27https://bsky.app/profile/andynach.bsky.social/post/3lchaeswhek27Kicking things off on Bluesky with some photos from my recent trip to Karen State in Myanmar. In April, the Karen National Liberation Army overran a major Myanmar military base, seizing control of Thin Gan Nyi Naung town and a stretch of the Asian Highway, a vital trade artery with Thailand.04 Dec 2024 03:43 +0000at://did:plc:ar4vrx4yuclpi7f6nydowb6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3lchaeswhek27